Ideal Length of Cornertime

Hey everyone, I’m curious to hear your thoughts on the ideal length of corner time. Personally, I think 30 minutes is the perfect duration. It definitely feels much longer for the sub, making it an effective punishment, while still being a reasonable amount of time to reflect and learn from the experience.

Shorter durations can also be useful, especially for minor reminders or when the dom needs time to prepare a spanking or another form of discipline. However, I believe anything beyond an hour is excessive. If the punishment is for something like neglecting chores or being lazy, standing in the corner for too long can become counterproductive, as it takes away valuable time that could be used to make amends or be more productive.

My dom sees it the same way, so I never get more than an hour of corner time. But when I do, it definitely feels like an eternity!

Ooh! What a great thread.

I agree that 30 minutes is probably the optimal sweet spot, but of course it depends on the severity of the offense and what type of corner time you’re doing. If you’re doing it just standing then yes certainly anything past an hour starts to become cruel and counter-productive in my opinion (although sometimes in fantasy, even the prospect multiple hours can be quite exciting!)

If you’re doing something like having to stand on your toes or kneeling, especially kneeling on something, then I’d say 10-15 minutes is best. Anything past 20 becomes extremely difficult and probably not good for your body. If the sub is allowed to sit on the floor or on a stool or something, then an hour is perfectly acceptable.

In any case, even 15 minutes in the corner can sometimes feel like you’ve been there for much, much longer.

There was one time when I was growing up that my mom made me sit in the corner literally all day. I was allowed up for meals and water and to go to the bathroom, but I had to ask permission. I detailed that story in a different thread. Definitely one of the longest days of my life, but of course perfect form wasn’t really expected especially as the day went on.

In my dynamic, “typical” corner time tends to be 20-25 minutes standing, with my hands on my head. Sometimes she’ll have me put my hands behind my back, or hold them straight down the sides of my body. If she doesn’t specify then sometimes I’ll just have them in front of me or use them to cushion my face if I’m resting my head on the wall. I try not to chew on my nails from feeling nervous because she really doesn’t like when I do that!

Thanks so much for your reply! Omg the whole day?!?! Wow thats cruel :O

It was extreme, I don't think I would call it cruel though. My mom and I were very close but she was also strict. For the most part I was pretty good kid but I got a little rebellious in my teens and one day during an argument I thought it was a good idea to slap her. 😬 So, I got spanked that night and then spent the whole next day in the corner. It was definitely the most outrageous thing I had ever done and she evidently felt the need to match it.

30 minutes to an hour was the most common duration growing up, although I have experienced much longer.

@bpbboy80 what was your longest corner time ever?

@PutMeInTheCorner 3 hours

@bpbboy80 oh wow, did you have to stand the whole time? Can you tell us more about it?

Well I attempted to type a detailed story but then it got erased, so the long story short is at age 13 I left the timeout corner without permission after the timer went off, and then gave my mom attitude about how unfair it was that she forgot about. So she decided to let me have a VERY long time out to learn my lesson about not leaving the corner without permission. Luckily I was fully clothed and no spanking was involved. Just 3 long hours with my nose in the corner and my hands at my sides.