All I own is the idea
It didn't hurt. That was the first thing that Taub noticed. When his wife first approached him with the idea he didn't hesitate. He should have. But even though he knew it would hurt he knew he had it coming and it would save their marriage.
"Chris," his wife said, "I've been thinking about everything… about your affair and all. I love you and I don't want this to end, but I think we need to do something. I just read an article about Domestic Discipline. I… I think you could benefit from a dose of it. Just this one time and it will be considered forgiven… and never brought up again"
Domestic Discipline was the adult form of spanking. The husbands administered the discipline most of the time, but this was a different situation. He was the one who had messed up. It was a one shot deal and he knew that it would make both of them feel better.
"Sure," he said and went to take off his pants.
She held up a hand.
"You can keep them on," she told him, "I don't want to hurt you. I just think this is necessary to heal our marriage."
She sat down on the armchair.
"How many times have you slept with her," she asked him.
"It was five times," he said hanging his head.
"And how many times have you lied to me."
"About five," he admitted again.
She motioned for him to come over to the armchair. He did and got over her lap.
He was only aware of the first swat because he heard it. The second one was just as gentle. The third one was only a little bit harder but it still didn't hurt at all. The forth one was more like the first two. The fifth tingled for about 10 seconds.
"Halfway there," she told him as she brought her hand down again for number six. Number seven was almost nothing. Number eight tingled for a second then receded. Number nine stung for just a second.
"Last one," she said as she brought her hand down again.
Minutes later he sat reflecting on what had happened to him. It didn't hurt at all. He felt like the slate had been wiped cleaned. All of that would be great in and of itself but one more thing made it even better. He was getting a hard on.