My partner usually undresses themselves. I'll undress them on particular occasions when I think that's relevant to the scene.

A few weeks ago I pulled my partner's pants down, (but left them on their legs), because a) they were elastic top and b) I was aiming to create the experience of exposure and ego challenge.

But for typical SM scenes, or for scenes dealing primarily with physical sensation, I just let my partner undress themselves.

I am a switch and lifelong spanko. I think that both can be hot. To start a spanking over clothing and gradually ungarb the spankee can be great for anticipation as well as increase of intensity as the bottom is warmed up. On the other hand icommanding the bottom to drop drawers or lift skirt and seeing that hesitant look in their eyes, knowing they are gonna get it, is equally tasty, perhaps having them spend a few moments in the corner withtheir unspanked bottom on display, knowing that it will soon be a glowing red. I think variety in spanking play is the spice to life.

wow third switch to post, I say all us switches get together and celabrate by switching each other red!

but anyway, as a bottom I perfer having the spanker doing it, it makes me nervous to do it myself and as the top I like both ways, depends on the game. :)

Yes, I rewrote the question...

I like to make the woman I'm spanking bare her bottom. Actually, what I really like it to have her fetch the implements she's going to be spanked with and then bare her bottom for her spanking. I find delicious submission in "making" her take part in her own "punishment".

This said, like a lot of male spanking tops, I have a kink for skirts. I love to put a woman over my knee and pull her skirt up and spank her over a pair of sheer bikini panties. After some spanking I like to pull her panties down to the middle of her thighs and then spank her bare bottom.

So I guess that the answer is that it depends.

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I like to see it is done for me as a punishment

I mostly wear thongs, or simply a garter belt with stockings. Therefore, I'm always ready and willing for a spanking. Also, having bared cheeks beneath my skirt after the spanking is an added bonus.

I usually wear a skirt and there is just nothing hotter then my partner pulling down my panties when he's ready to spank me.