Gain some sex education about the love behind balloons!
Today I find myself plunging into the deep dark world of fetishes! This is a whole new world of exploration for me but I’m going to dive in head first. Before I go any further – my commentating is NOT to offend anyone who is into this particular fetish.
I pass zero judgments and neither should any of the readers. Your fetish maybe be different than this one and someone else may see it as offbeat too…keep that in mind. No. Kink. Shaming. Allowed.
Education about looning
What fetish are we looking into today, you ask? The balloon fetish! Aka Looning. A couple of weeks ago I was trolling about on Facebook and stumbled across a video. I can’t remember what site posted it but the video was about a woman overseas (Germany, I think) and she was talking about Looning.
The video was pretty interesting and it wasn’t something I ever thought about before. Admittedly, although I’d never be interested in it, I was curious about it. So, I figured while I’m educating myself about it, I’d let you heathens in on the learnin’ too.
Shapes, sizes, and colors!
To understand this fetish, we have to start by defining it and this one is pretty simple. Looners (the term used for someone who enjoys this fetish) is someone who is sexually attracted to balloons. The balloons can be used as a sex toy or the looner may just like being around balloons in general.
The attraction comes from different aspects of the balloon and from my understanding, the material is the most important part of it. Things like the shape of the balloon – and they come in SO many different shapes and sizes – colors, and feel all matter. For some people, it’s how flexible the material is. Circling back to sizes, do you have any idea how many sizes balloons come in? Small, medium, large, x-large, PEOPLE SIZED AND BIGGER, round, different shapes like numbers, hearts, characters, some are long like balloon animal ones, some are short and fat… the possibilities for shapes and colors are endless.
education about types:
What about the balloon is sexual appealing? It depends on the person. Like I mentioned above, it can be used like a sex toy or someone could like being around it and can become aroused by the balloon just being there. Some enjoy a more hands on approach and like to get more physical with it. That includes, sitting or laying on it. Some will rub it, others will have sex directly on it or next to it, for some it’s popping the balloon or playing with high tension on it that arouses them.
Looners are broken down into three different groups; Poppers, Nonpoppers and SemiPoppers.
Poppers
What is a Popper? A popper is someone who gets enjoyment or arousal from actually popping a balloon. There are many different ways to do this.
With Poppers, the pop ballons in several different ways:
1.) Bite to pop – This is pretty self explanatory, the looner bites the inflated balloon until it pops.
2.) Blow to pop – This is all self explanatory, the looner will blow into the balloon until it pops.
3.) Cig pop – The looner pops the balloon by holding a lit cigarette to it.
4.) Heel pop – The looner wears high or spiked heels and steps on the balloon until it pops.
5.) Hug pop – The looner will hug the balloon on their own, with a partner or use another object until the balloon pops.
6.) Nail pop – The looner uses their nails to pop the balloon.
7.) Pin pop – The looner uses a push pin or needle to pop the balloon.
8.) Pump to pop – Like a blow to pop, the balloon is filled with air using a pump until it eventually pops.
9.) Sit to pop – Looner sits/bounces on balloon until it pops
10.) Squeeze to pop – very much like the hug to pop. The looner will squeeze the balloon as hard as they can using various parts of their body, another inanimate object or another person until the balloon pops.
11.) Step to pop – Looner steps on the balloon until it pops. Can be barefoot or with shoes.
semipopper
What is a SemiPopper? A SemiPopper is someone who sits squarely in the middle of Poppers and NonPoppers. They’re actually considered to be a very grey area of the fetish because the areas they cross are so vast. SemiPoppers could enjoy/get aroused by popping balloons occasionally or sometimes they just like watching other people do the popping. SemiPoppers don’t really follow a strict set of rules or limitations, they go with the follow whether that means their arousal comes from interacting with the balloon or watching someone else interact with the balloon.
Nonpoppers
Lastly, we have the NonPoppers. NonPoppers do not take part in actually popping balloons, they tend to avoid it at all cost. It could be because they’re afraid of the sound a balloon makes when it pops, possibly they enjoy being in the presence more than they enjoy popping or because they want the balloon to stay unharmed. Typically, NonPoppers find their arousal from being around the balloons, sitting on them, touching them or having sex on them. Sometimes they even have sex -with- the balloons.
Side fetishes with looning.
A couple side fetishes that link in with looner:
Bubblegum looning – instead of actual balloons being used, bubblegum is used instead. There is no classification between Poppers, SemiPoppers, and NonPoppers in this case because the bubble/balloon can be remade repeatedly. Like most of the ones above, this can be a solo activity or done with a party. When practicing this with another partner, a lot of times bubbles will be blown against the looners body or their partners.
Balloons and bubblegum are only two of the kinds of ‘balloons’ a looner will use. Some of the other objects that can bring arousal are rubber gloves (blowing them up), inflatable toys like pool floats, beach balls, etc, and in some cases, garbage or plastic bags can be used.
Looning isn’t a one an only fetish either. A lot of looners will take part in other fetishes along with looning at the same time.
in summary
Like ANY fetish, it’s important to discuss things with your partner BEFOREHAND. Whether it’s learning your limits or theirs. (For advice, check out this blog) Also, if this is something you’re just learning you like, tell your partner! If they like a ball gag, who’s to say you can’t pop a balloon? If you’re just learning about this fetish or you were into this and never knew it was a thing, explore it further! Looners United (http://www.looners-united.com/en/) has a wonderful blogsite that focuses STRICTLY on looning, the community as well as interviews with looners, and different types of balloons.
As always, carry on with your freaky selves, make sure it’s consensual, no one gets unwillingly hurt (seriously STAY OUT OF MY ER), and for the love of the Gods, people, LEAVE ANIMALS OUT OF THIS! (Which, in this fetish, the only animals that are involved are balloon so I guess I can deal with that 😉 )
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