So, after three years of marriage, it finally happened last week (Monday 27th August to be precise) - my husband used the cane on me for the first time. To say I found it traumatic is an understatement. Only today do I feel able to write something about it.

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I knew I was out of line during a dinner party on the previous Friday night. I made a slightly indiscreet comment about one his colleagues (who wasn't present) in the company of a couple who know the person in question. On a scale of 1-10 this would usually be considered a 6 or 7 and would earn me a belting or, more recently, a tawsing. He 'parked' the issue on Saturday, when he was out all day at a sports event. Then, on Sunday night, he announced he was going to cane me 24 hours later.
I was stunned. He knows I dread the cane, even though I accept his right to use it. But I couldn't understand why he saw the need for it on this occasion. He heard me out but said his decision was final - six of the best with the cane at 8.00 p.m. on Monday.
I didn't sleep much on Sunday night and felt sick with worry all day Monday. I had a bad feeling about the whole thing.
Long story short: at exactly 8.00 p.m. he summoned me into his study. He usually gives me a warm-up spanking prior to the punishment itself, but not this time. He had me lean forward over the back of a chair, at which point he lowered my panties. My apprehension was rising.
It's hard to to describe the pain I experienced. I knew the cane would be 'whippier' than anything I'd felt before, but the burning sensation was incredible, especially as I was getting a 'cold' caning. He waited about 30 seconds between strokes, and this allowed me to sense that weals were rising as stripes appeared on my bottom.
After the fifth stroke, he said 'Hold on tight'. Before I could react he delivered the final stroke diagonally across the existing five, causing me to squeal in agony. I've learned since that this pattern of stripes is called 'The Five-Bar Gate' because it looks like a farmyard gate (five parallel bars crossed by one diagonal). Seemingly the sixth stroke in this type of caning is called 'Closing the Gate'.
I still have trouble sitting down, but the physical pain is less than my psychological trauma. I feel betrayed by my husband, who has been away on business since last Tuesday and will be back home this weekend. We need to talk - really talk - because I'm very uncomfortable (not just in the physical sense) about what took place.
Thanks for staying with me through this post.

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