My friend was telling me that he and his girlfriend are really into sploshing.

I had to Google it just to find out what that was, but it kind of turned me on. Why do some people like getting messy like that?

L.A., South Carolina

Sploshing, or wet and messy play, is a fetish where a person gets aroused when substances are deliberately and generously applied to the face, naked body or fully clothed form. The substances vary from cake batter to baked beans to juice. Basically, if you can get messy in it, someone has made sploshing porn with it.

In a society that considers cleanliness next to godliness, getting messy is the ultimate taboo. From the time we’re children, we’re encouraged to stay clean, quit playing with our food and keep away from mud puddles. Breaking this taboo is very exciting to some people.

There’s also the pleasure of experiencing new sensations. Getting wet and messy is just a different type of sensation play.

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