NovelApproach -> RE: What Drove You to D/S (9/28/2008 7:36:54 AM)
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Kolekorin - You seem to assume we have something wrong with us. I can assure you that, in my case at least, there is absolutely nothing "wrong." I was a healthy, happy child, with a stable home life in a safe upper-middle class neighborhood, and a normal social life at a good school. My Dominant personality manifested pretty early in life - I was involved in leadership programs like sports and student council as early as elementary school, and continued with similar activities until I finished high school. In my junior year, I got involved with my first polyamorous relationship, which was quite healthy and rewarding compared to the trainwreck dating my peers seemed to be involved with, and a few other relationships I got involved in at that time were with boys who would later come out as submissives. By the time I entered college, I had developed an interest in kink, mostly in the form of erotica and porn, and I knew more or less who I was and what I wanted. Shortly thereafter I did have an experience with rape, which did affect a my life in many areas, but my sexuality was not one of them. I find it prudent to add that my parents are *very* vanilla and that we're Asian. The culture is very patriarchal, with women being rasied to be demure homemakers, and men to be stoic professionals. However, I didn't feel a need to "rebel" against this mindset with my Dominance, especially because my extended family consists mostly of very strong, willful women. I am attracted to D/s because its who I am. I think I was always meant to be dominant, and am most comfortable in a D/s relationship. I am attracted to the level of trust and intimacy D/s requires, and enjoy the responsibility of being in a Dominant, nurturing position. Sexually, I'm a "giver," and I find that being in a dominant role allows me to give fully, and my partner to receive fully. D/s satisfies me, emotionally and physically. My formative experiences have nothing to do with that. In short, my upbringing was pleasant and normal, I suffer from no mental illness (though having been a "Talented and Gifted" kid, I'm not exactly neurotypical), and the environment I was raised in did not lean towards the lifestyle or female dominance in any way. I'm just who I am.
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