I agree with you greatly Jean and Friede.

Pain should be used as punishment for me, not as something that is just given out randomly. I can take a lot of pain, but it is not something I would do for a Dom if they just suddenly took out a paddle and began a beating for no reason.

Fine, if I have been badly behaved then by all means punish me, however if I have done nothing wrong I would end up not a very happy sub if a Dom 'punished' me.

Like Ruby said though, pain can be pleasurable too, adding a bit of spice, let say being slapped during sex etc. A bit of light pain is fun and fine for me then.

Also, I think lets say having nipple clamps on then being sexually stimulated is ok too, but not just outright pain because a Dom feels like giving out pain for no real reason. A good spanking gets me wet, but it would lose /all/ fun if it was given often and become dull. However as a punishment it means you can not only enjoy it a little, but you are also getting pain.