Lizza1 wrote:In my case others to? The lock "merely" serves to make it wearable.Be rather awkward wearing without a lock.I do wonder about what our(anyone) psychology is about wearing belts,male or female.I think most of us here wear them for other reasons than just being chastised or being chaste?
Lizza
If one is trying to protect the “pink bits” from any kind of interaction, a lock is a great thing but not all chastity belts are worn as protection any more as you noted.
Eons ago they were made to protect royal women from male attackers, those attackers being the head of an invading army. After all, in a barbaric world, what better prize is there than deflowering the Kings virgin daughter, or his wife? Talk about humiliation to the conquered king..
Later on, common men belted their daughters for the same reason, though the attackers might be internal rather than an externally invading army but not always. They also belted their wives for the same reason – mostly because men often left home for long spans of time to fish, serve in the military, etc. Chastity belts ensured their wives and daughters would have the same status when the men returned. A spoiled wife or daughter was the ultimate humiliation back in the day.
The reason why belts were so effective back then is because the common man didn’t have dremels and tin snips and hacksaws. All they had were chisels and hammers, so cutting a woman out of an iron chastity belt would likely injure her severely for the striking force had to be tremendous to break the iron.
Today, a $20-50 trip to the hardware store and you’re out of the belt if you wanted to be out that bad.
You’re right though, chastity devices may be worn for reasons other than protecting one’s virginity or sexuality. These reasons include (but certainly not limited to) behavior control, obedience, humiliation, decoration or fashion, dominance and/or submission, ownership, psychological comfort, and the list goes on and on and on. A recent trend is for men in cuckold relationships to wear them as a symbol they're in a cuckold relationship and also, to thwart the resolving of any sexual urges themselves.
There are many forms of chastity too, not just block and containment type devices like belts and cages. You’re not likely to hear about them unless you’re part of the BDSM, fetish, or kinky communities.
