This is a dicey issue, but i'm happy you turned to us professionals for advice
Our interest in tugs is often seen as a curiosity that needs to be explained by folks. They can't accept that we just tried it once and liked it, or that bondage is actually pretty fun when practiced among good people in safe situations.
That said, I believe many people can be convinced. One of the important points, I think, is letting your friends/curious people know that to like tying/being tied up does not mean you were necessarily abused as a child, or that you like to hurt people. Many of us who use this website are the scarves and duct tape brand of bondage. This doesn't mean we are any "better" than bdsm folks who enjoy chains and pain, or that we are into "light bondage."
We like tie up games. Fair and simple.