The Knight clean-shaven pubic hair ritual:
the private symbol of being a Knight
Knight clean-shaven ritual | List of rituals | Chapter 11: Rituals and Ceremonies
Who decides to start this ritual
The initial desire to do this ritual may come from either the Princess or her Knight.
But for his being clean-shaven to properly represent that he is a Knight, the decision to start this ritual must be made by the Princess.
But for his being clean-shaven to properly represent that he is a Knight, the decision to start this ritual must be made by the Princess.
In many Devotional Relationships it will be the Knight who does most of the reading about Devotional Sex. His telling his Princess about what he has read is like providing her with a map of future possibilities.
His Princess then decides where to take their activities. Of course many activities on the map will never be visited.
A good Knight will tell his Princess about all the activities which he thinks she might have an interest. So a Knight who is not keen to have his pubic-hair shaved should still tell his Princess about this possibility if he thinks that she might like the idea of him being shaved.
The Princess taking control
If doing this ritual was first suggested by the Knight, his Princess can take control and even add further new rules.
If the Knight wants to do this ritual, then he should tell his Princess that he wants to do this, and let her how it would make him feel.
His Princess can then decide whether or not she wants him to shave.
If she prefers him hairy or trimmed, then he should remain as his Princess wishes.
Rather than just allowing her Knight to shave, a Princess can take control over the situation. She could say something like: "Yes, I would like you to do that. But once you start, you must keep it clean-shaven for as long as I wish. If I like the look there will be no going back."
In this case, even though it was the Knight who first suggested this ritual, the symbol now has an element of Princess Power behind it because his Princess has mandated that he must now remain this way.
The Princess adding more
If a Knight tells his Princess he would like to put into practice this private symbol, he is also saying that he is feeling very much her Knight, and he wants to show it. This proof of his devotion can be further celebrated if his Princess also adds some further new rules or rituals to their Devotional lifestyle at the time that he first shaves.
These can be any rules or rituals that the Princess wishes (as long as they are within her Knight's limits) but it would be most appropriate if they are practices that make her Knight feel even more like her Knight, or make her feel even more like a Princess.
One way of celebrating the private symbol of being a Knight is to enjoy times of Affirmation. So when a Knight first shaves a Princess could decide that she will more often have her Knight be naked while she is dressed. This is easy to do as she only needs to say "Reveal" for her Knight to reveal all, including the private symbol that he is hers.
Another very easy way for a Princess to increase Affirmation time (but not so easy for the Knight) is for her to simply make a rule stating when, or under what circumstances, her Knight must be naked.
This could be whenever he gives her a foot massage, every Friday evening, or whatever a Princess thinks would be fun
When it is the Princess's idea
As long as his being shaved is within the limits of what a Knight is willing to do, a Princess can instruct her Knight to always be shaved.
Being told that he must completely shave off all his pubic hair, and keep it shaved, is a powerful act of Princess Power.
Note that a particular ritual being within a Knight's limits does not mean that the Knight will necessarily like or enjoy the ritual. This ritual might be something that the Knight is willing to accept as part of the price of being the Princess's Knight.
One reason for his being fully shaved not being within a Knight's limits would be if he is sometimes naked in front of other people (eg in a sports changing room) and his being shaved would be significantly socially unacceptable.
In some groups a man's pubic hair being shaved might be different from the norm, but a comment such as "I like the look" (perhaps adding "and it makes him look bigger!"), or "my partner really likes me looking this way", might be enough to make the different look acceptable (and might even result in some others shaving!).
As Devotional Sex requires both Devotees to be devoted to each other, it would be very inappropriate for a Princess to try to set a rule which would result in her Knight feeling significant social embarrassment.
But if his being shaved would only result in slight embarrassment, then it would be inappropriate for a Knight to decide that this is outside his limits.