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How to be into kinks and BDSM with discretion: Vanilla Umbrella App

Topic: SoftwarePublished September 19, 2016
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So, you’re a kinkster. Hey, you’re not alone but you probably know that! Also, something else you probably know, are the events and networks flooded by pornography, prostitution and most certainly not discreet. That is why you’re reluctant to attend. Then, if you want to talk to your friends about your kinky side, they won’t understand, let alone join you. If you want to go out on a date, how are you going to ask your date if they would like to be… tied up or maybe more? Can you imagine the embarrassment? I can tell you how I avoided all this awkwardness, in just a few simple steps: you can join a community of 100% likeminded people on a mobile app and all this while staying private. This app looks like a weather app on your phone and protects the actual app with a PIN. If you don’t care about this, you also have the option to skip the weather and go straight in the app, although I thought this is really great! It’s called Vanilla Umbrella and you can only join with an invitation code. Seems complicated, but you can get one sent to you here (link to www.vanilla-umbrella.com/subscribe2). A friend told me and I’m paying it forward. Seems like it’s such a hassle with all these checks, but it’s worth it from what I’ve seen. No fake profiles, no prostitution, no pornography, everything is very discreet and respectful and the support team seems to be extremely responsive if contacted. Be warned though, they are merciless when it comes to breaching their policies, especially when it comes to posting inappropriate public images. Plus side: they have the option for private photos and you can upload anything you want there, share them with the people that you choose and, even better, the permission to see them resets in 15 days. Again, more brownie points for extra privacy. Another cool feature that I warmly recommend is the Open Chat. It’s just like a standard forum, where users post and moderate their topics, except it’s on a mobile app and you get instant notifications and updates. You can also find from safety advice to people who share their naughty fantasies and a lot of other interesting topics. Of course, they have very elaborate features fit for a proper network app, but if I were to talk about all of them, this would turn into a small book. You should try to discover the rest yourself and surely this network will grow to become the best one out there, as none of the others seem to care as much about their users and about something as simple as respect and discretion.

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