Have you ever worn sexy glasses and a mini skirt and played your partner's bad teacher?  Did your lover pretend to be your doctor and perform an erotic examination of your body?

Then you’ve already experimented with erotic role-play, which is a form of kinky sex. Teacher-student and doctor-patient are the two most popular and basic roles you can introduce into your sex life.

Couple practicing erotic roleplay

But there are no limitations on who you can be and what identity you can take.

Many lovers enjoy role play to experience hotter sex and to free themselves from their selves - with unique characters, they can become completely different people for one night.

What is erotic roleplay?

ERP or Erotic Roleplay is a role play that has an erotic element and is mostly performed to fulfill sexual fantasies. Lovers adopt new identities in the bedroom to enjoy sexual activities in a different way and overcome their sexual inhibitions. 

Many couples in long-term relationships regularly enjoy naughty roleplay to change their routine and improve their sex lives. When you acclimate to a new personality, you can experience unique, intimate experiences and more sexual pleasure. 

Why do erotic roleplay?

We all have different dreams, including sexual fantasies and erotic scenarios that we want to try. With a kinky roleplay, you can bring these naughty dreams to your reality and experience them.

You can be anyone you want - doctor, boss, cheerleader, detective, rock star, etc. - and enjoy new sexual adventures with your brand-new character. Your new persona can also free you from your everyday self.

Erotic role-playing with a partner is hot and will definitely spark your sex life while freeing you from the regular self.

The possibilities the new identity gives you are endless - if you are more shy and quiet, you can become a rude and confident boss who controls your lover. If you are usually more dominant in bed, you can become submissive and obey your partner. 

Your created personality can do things you wouldn’t normally do, and that is exciting.

You can practice roleplay safely if you do it with your loving partner. Many people have even kinkier desires, including a CNC play (consensual non-consent) and rape fantasy, where they pretend they haven’t consented to the scene.

These scenarios can be explored without any risk and judgment if you set your boundaries and safewords in advance.

Establish boundaries

Consent is everything when it comes to experimenting with kinky sex. Talk to your partner about your hard limits and what you don’t want to do during the play.

You can exclude body parts, certain sex toys, or intense play scenarios.   Select a scene that will respect each other’s boundaries and create a safe and comfortable sexual environment.

Select safewords that will call you back to reality and end roleplay if someone doesn’t feel safe. It can be a simple word, such as pineapple or purple, and if you or your partner use it during the scene, the act should stop without hesitation. 

Safewords are an ideal security method that helps respect your partner’s consent and nurture mutual trust.

Practice erotic roleplay with lovers you know and trust, and have open and honest communication with them.

Don’t experiment with someone who could violate your boundaries, ignore your safe words, or turn your fantasy into a nightmare.

How to do erotic roleplay? 

Once you’ve talked to your partner about kinky roleplay it is time to go all in! If you are wondering how to take and enjoy your new identity, check out our tips and tricks:

Use your imagination

It is about playing roles and creating your fantasy so you can experience it the way you imagine. Don’t limit yourself - you can be whoever and whatever you want, so expand your creative wings.

Set the scene

Prepare the place where you want to play. It can be your apartment, house, yard, garage, or even a public place if that is your fantasy.

You can make a classroom, office, prison, and hospital in your living room or kitchen.

Reorganize the room, move the furniture, and use the equipment you need for the performance.

Outfit

Costumes, wigs, and accessories can help you get into a character or break it, so take advantage of them if you need them.

You can get yourself a Halloween costume or buy a sexy dress at an erotic store, but we believe you have enough stuff in your closet to mimic a certain role.

Dresses, scarves, hats, accessories, makeup, and many other items in your home can create an authentic experience. 

Check out the role-play costumes we have here at The Sex Shed.

Have fun

If you are new to the world of pretend, you may wonder how and where to start the role play or what to say.

Relax and don't overthink it - feeling rusty at first is normal, but you will soon be able to let go and transform into your new personality.

Roleplay often begins awkwardly, but lovers quickly let their imagination run wild and easily indulge in their fantasy, especially if they have craved it for a long time.

Erotic role-plays scenario ideas 

The master and slave

Masters own their slaves and can demand anything from them. They can do house chores, obey their Dom, and always please them. But respect goes both ways - every good master value their slave and knows they couldn't exist without them. 

The mafia

Transform into a mob boss or hitman and use your power to control your employee or victim. You can blackmail and threaten your lover or demand any service from them. Or do a favor for your submissive partner and then ask them to return it.

The traveling salesman 

Knock on your partner’s door and try to sell them your brilliant product. It can be lingerie, sex toy, cleaning product, or a vacation. During the presentation, offer them a generous discount in exchange for something you want. Tell your customer that they can pay with their service if they don’t have any money.

The doctor and patient

A simple scenario with endless outcomes. You can be a naughty doctor trying to seduce their hot patient with an erotic examination. Or you can have a kinky patient who touches you under your coat and requires special treatment.

The Cowgirl/Cowboy

Get really wild and enjoy the Wild West scene with jeans, boots, hats, and fake guns. Use a rope and tie up your partner, who can be your dangerous enemy. Grab a weapon, and tell them to please you if they want to survive.

The Stripper

You can rent a hotel room or turn your living room into a strip club. Wear a sexy dress and high heels and do a striptease for your loyal customer. Move them to a chair and perform a lap dance for them, but they must respect the rules - no touching!

The Vampire

Get inspired with Dracula, Blade, or Selene from Underworld and find the proper outfit and accessories for an authentic experience. Vampires are dangerous but also seductive, so use that to enchant your innocent partner. Pretend you are a regular person and then disguise yourself at night as a vampire who wants blood.

The kidnapper 

Kidnap your partner, tie them with a rope or tape, and demand information from them. If they don't want to cooperate, involve discipline and torture (with their consent, obtained before the play). Excellent punishment techniques for this roleplay are tickling, spanking, and flogging. 

Stranger in the bar

This roleplay can happen in a bar, restaurant, club, or another exciting place. One partner can arrive earlier to make it seem more real and then pretend you are strangers. You can tell the waiter to send them a drink, or introduce yourself and ask if you can join them. Let the story unfold and continue as you wish - with flirting, dancing, touching, or toilet sex. 

The neighbors

You have your eyes on your hot neighbor for quite some time. Invite them over for a casual chat and wine, or ask them for a favor. They can wash your car, and you can accidentally get all wet, or they can fix something in your apartment, and you return the service. 

Firefighter

Pretend there is a fire in your home, and a brave firefighter comes forward and helps you. They saved your life, and now you want to show them how grateful you are.

The Rockstar

You can be a famous rock star who is used to getting everything they want, and your partner can be your biggest fan. Ask them to show you how much they appreciate you and your music.

The French maid

Wear a provocative outfit and behave seductively while cleaning your boss's house. When you finish, ask them if you should clean anything else. Or, tell them you need a raise, and you will do anything, including special services and extra hours. 

Photographer

Your partner can play a model who wants a good portfolio. Maybe they can't afford you, but they are willing to pay for photos with a hot service. Or you can be a kinky photographer who orders them to undress and start masturbating in front of the camera.

The pirate

You are a free pirate who travels the sea, steals treasures, and lives an adventurous life.  Your partner can be your crew member who must respect you and do what you say if they don’t want to get lost on the open sea. You can also attack another ship with your partner on it and turn them into your sexual prisoner.

If you’re looking for more kinky scenarios and erotic illustrations, our Kinky Sex Ideas eBook includes over 180 naughty scenarios with spicy illustrations that will make you want to try them out immediately!

You can buy it here or get it for free/as a present if you spend over $99 in The Sex Shed.

Erotic role-play tips

Go over the scenario

Nothing kills a roleplay more than an incomplete storyline. You don't have to discuss every detail, chat, or scene, but both partners should know their role and what will happen.

Own your fantasy

You don’t need anything but your imagination for a satisfying role-playing experience. Costumes and scenes are a great way to make your play more exciting, but you don’t need to use them. You can enjoy your secret fantasy as you wish.

You don't need to make it kinky

Roleplay doesn't have to be sexual at all, and you can enjoy it without sex. You and your partner can pretend to be strangers in the bar or on a blind date and test your new roles. It’s up to you whether you want to make it sexy or only enjoy each other’s company.

Check on your partner

Even if you are completely in your new persona, you can still ask your partner how they are. You don’t need to end the play and use safewords - just check on them if you’re new to the acting world.

Final words

    Erotic role play can help you become more daring, adventurous, and simply different in your sexual activities. Together with your partner, you can enjoy new characters and fulfill your secret fantasies. You can become whoever you want to, so put on a costume, prepare a scene and have some kinky fun.