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Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 9:06:25 AM   
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i've seen those threads a good few times, as well as pet name threads and terms of endearment.

how about flat out compliments by means of being called cute? pretty? beautiful? hot? gorgeous? sexy? attractive? adorable?

you know they're all compliments when they’re stated, but which, if any, will regardless of the intent bother or seem out of place to you when being referred to? 

example is one person i dated who i referred to as cute, and when asked to comment on her sister’s looks [why she asked god only knows] i described her as hot.  voila, instant jealousy~

in her mind, hot was a greater compliment and meant i was more attracted to her sister, [fun argument that was...]  and after a long discussion of comparing kittens to cats, michelle branch to britney spears, colin farrell to justin timberlake, and all sorts of other relations with one another i finally got my point across that to me, cute highly outranks my attraction to hot and is why i was dating her and not her sister; i even got her to admit she thinks of me as being cute rather than hot or sexy~

being that they're [you're] dominant and all, i can feel myself hesitate to call many of the women among you which i meet either cute or pretty, when that's exactly how i feel and and look upon many of them.  like i said, i am always more attracted to women who strike me that way than the ones who are 'hot' or 'sexy', but i share a fairly an equal attraction to the women who are either adorably cute, or elegantly beautiful.   

i’m worried that it's almost as if being referred to as cute comes back to calling them [the d-side] something like 'girls' rather than women, or that they will feel my saying they are pretty is ‘selling them short’.

so, my feelings lean towards beautiful and gorgeous when describing a lot of the domme's, while cute or pretty seems reserved towards a lot of the submissives which i also can't help but compliment, but while i adversely have no problem calling a submissive beautiful on the occasions it seems more of a match, on the other end i fear being mistaken of my intent/description and as such avoid calling the domme's cute when i see one that very much so makes me want to tell her she is; making myself replace it to what feels like the forced yet more well received term of 'beautiful'.  i very often avoid using the terms sexy or hot at all because i feel like i'm insinuating the only way i look at someone is in a sexual way, and is not how i wish to present myself, my attraction, or my interests in someone.

so having my own mindset and connotations, i wonder which words or compliments of the sort strike you the wrong way, and are there any means of description you avoid telling others yourself but feel the most accurate to get your point across when you want to compliment them?  

and lets try to leave it only to the compliments that bother you, not just comments in general.

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 9:14:54 AM   
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I'm not sure if this fits here, but it's My two cents.

The best thing My husband ever calls Me is cute.  Why?  Because to Me, it reflects the whole person.  Don't even get Me started on the 'puppy dog eyes' thing.  For Me, cute is actually better than beauty.  Anyone with the right genes can be beautiful.  Cute is more about how the inside comes across on the outside.

I'm sure that made no sense.


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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 9:30:52 AM   
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made sense to me. 

i'm not interested in comments about beauty.  don't blow smoke up my ass, i'm definitely not. i've lived in this body 44 years, i know better.  get to know me, the person who lives in here, and then find something you like about me.  something real.  my sense of humor, the way my mind works, how i react to others, something that matters and makes me unique.  anyone can be pretty.  the question is, pretty what?  they never do answer that, do they?  cub tells me i'm beautiful, but i know coming from him it's not the physical, but the whole me, the person i am.  from him, it's special.
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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 9:37:54 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyPact

I'm not sure if this fits here, but it's My two cents.

The best thing My husband ever calls Me is cute.  Why?  Because to Me, it reflects the whole person.  Don't even get Me started on the 'puppy dog eyes' thing.  For Me, cute is actually better than beauty.  Anyone with the right genes can be beautiful.  Cute is more about how the inside comes across on the outside.

I'm sure that made no sense.



This makes a lot of sense to me and both my husband and my slave say I have a super power called cuteness... lol.

However they also say others things like I look beautiful or sexy or that I'm intense... it really is a reflection of more than just the external.

Note however that these are my men saying this to me... not a random stranger.

A random stranger saying "I wrote to you because you are cute/sexy/whatever" may well have his messages received in the form of "he's only interested in the physical/sexual" and not what he intended.

Saying "I wrote to you because of this thread, i wanted to agree with you or share something with you" and then adding later "plus I think you are cute" is a deeper compliment and offers the reader/listener more to interpret from.

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 9:38:13 AM   
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For the most part I am not interested in adjectives describing my physical appearance. I already know that, on a good day, I am passable looking. All credit for that goes to my parents and their's before them.

If someone, that has taken the time to get to know me and given me a reason to think highly of their opinion, says something positive about me as a person (not just the shallow shit) I am flattered and appreciative. 

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 10:09:00 AM   
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You say tom-a-to, I say tom-ah-toe.  I know that some people like to be called cute, but when the literal meaning of a word is 'ugly but adorable', personally, you can take that particular compliment and put it where the sun don't shine.

Btw, what the fuck were you thinking telling her that her sister was hot?  I know we all make mistakes, but seriously, that one deserves no judge, no jury, straight to excecution.....

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 10:12:44 AM   
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I hate being cute.  What can I do?  I wanted exotic and mysterious, I got cute and approachable. 

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 10:53:11 AM   
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quote:

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If someone, that has taken the time to get to know me and given me a reason to think highly of their opinion, says something positive about me as a person (not just the shallow shit) I am flattered and appreciative. 


Exactly!  Comments referring to your looks are meaningless.  When someone who has taken the time to know you, tells you that you are an incredible person because of something you've done, now that means something.   

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 10:57:29 AM   
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Exactly!  Comments referring to your looks are meaningless.  When someone who has taken the time to know you, tells you that you are an incredible person because of something you've done, now that means something.   
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And yet, you have a fabulous picture of your cleavage............. just sayin....


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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 11:09:10 AM   
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She was going to use the nick "BeautifulOnTheInsideMistress22," but CollarMe said it was too long.

In all seriousness, people do tend to get what they put out a call for.


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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 11:28:31 AM   
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First, let me comment about the girlfriend: If she didn't want to know, she shouldn't have asked. That's one of those trick questions like, "Does this make me look fat?" We fully expect an answer, and then we get pissed when we get an honest one. Guys can't win in that situation and shouldn't be put in the predicament, IMO.

Back to the topic. I'm going to be the dissenter for this thread. I DO think that there are "levels" of compliments that are applied that, while still compliments, just don't have the same connotation. Imagine that you've made a cake for your co-workers. All of them say it's "good." Why not delicious? Yummy? Mouth-watering? Good is an acceptable compliment, but it lacks a certain appreciation.

So here is my interpretation of compliments as they apply to women:

CUTE. Cute is good, but it's very generic. Cats and dogs are cute, your little sister is cute, a baby is cute, a video is cute, a joke is cute. Nothing special there.

BEAUTIFUL. Beautiful is a step up from cute. It's more awe-inspiring. Yes, it's based on physical beauty in person, but a poem or pastoral scene can be called beautiful, which means that it has more depth; it's more profound.

SEXY. Sexy and beautiful are closely related, but indicates more of a sexual interest. An older woman can be called beautiful, but it doesn't immediately follow that she also has sex appeal. A man who says a woman is beautiful might or might not find her attractive enough to "do" her. Sexy, however, carries all the implication.

HOT. Hot is even a step above sexy. Hot is that instant physical tug of sexual desire. A hot woman is VERY likely to star in tonight's sexual fantasy.

So yes, I do understand why some women may be disappointed with a certain compliment (and there are lots more than I've identified here). However, as someone who is only ever described as "cute," I'll take any compliment that I can get.



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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 11:39:20 AM   
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quote:

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She was going to use the nick "BeautifulOnTheInsideMistress22," but CollarMe said it was too long.

In all seriousness, people do tend to get what they put out a call for.



Ya, if I hadn't cropped out the baggy, hole filled, paint splattered shirt I was wearing in my main photo, y'all would have thought I was a poor slob........wait...............shhhhhh, don't tell anyone.

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 11:46:32 AM   
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The right person can say just about anything and I am comfy with it and a lot of this depends on the moment.  In bed... you damn well better call me hot! hehe...  When I do the dingy domme bit... I hope it is cute because if you aren't laughing with me... we could be in trouble! lol  Enduring words... all good.

The words I can go cross eyed with typically come from strangers or someone who has started emailing me and how they come across.  A... 'you are hot, want to chat' is no compliment to me and I find the intent disgusting because my mind goes right to... 'this isn't myspace or high school and a quick hook up is only good in fishing'.  Cute is only offensive with those who make it so with their attitude.  There may be lil girl qualities to the word or intent and believe me, there is no problem with a lover who might find me cute, but... there is nothing little girl about a fifty one year old woman and if someone looks at me like that, it is degrading to them in their attitude, not to me.  I don't take to being easily offended unless there is some histroy with the person and it isn't good history.  Other than that... I can take whatever they say or call me in a personal relationship... as I have a few things I call them!

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 12:05:39 PM   
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 . . . .one person i dated who i referred to as cute, and when asked to comment on her sister’s looks [why she asked god only knows] i described her as hot.  voila, instant jealousy~
 
Lord, HI, bad move, if I may say so.  Everything inside me tells me it's never a good idea to comment on a woman's sister's attractiveness, unless it's done in a kind of "yes, she's aesthetically pleasing but obviously not in a sexual way, for me, personally" style.  Mines could suddenly appear everywhere.  In fact the reverse is true re my brothers and our respective partners/ex-partners: minefields for the women in question. 

My two-penny worth - I've been roasted a couple of times for using "cute" by Dommes.  I think, personally anyway, I'd slightly steer clear of that one (or 'pretty') in the future - because they're diminutive compliments, I suppose..  One Domme asked me, very sharply, "How can you see me as both cute and as a Domme?"  I replied that I didn't know, but I did see her as both, nonetheless.  I don't think she was satisfied, though. 




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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 12:14:44 PM   
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LOL it is funny how people view things sometimes.  I am domme... some might dispute that... but anyone who knows me in real life... knows I am.  The simple fact is... I know I am and that is all that matters.  What someone calls me has nothing to do with my dominance and all to do about the relationship or THEM.  I see being domme pretty simply.  I am a human being first and foremost and I have all the things that humans have... a little less... a little more... all that make up who I am.  I can be cute, ugly, calm, upset, dominant, not so dominant... get the picture?  If one can't see me as who I am and all that I am which includes many things and can only see one aspect of me or I can only see one part of myself... there is trouble about to brew.  For me... the only brew I might want involvement with includes coffee or beer and maybe a lil special mix I come up with when stirring a pot with someone special.

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 12:37:10 PM   
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I am a human being first and foremost and I have all the things that humans have... a little less... a little more... all that make up who I am.  I can be cute, ugly, calm, upset, dominant, not so dominant... get the picture? 

I think, possibly, it's fair to say you're more confident about yourself - and how your domme-ness fits in with the rest of your character - than the Domme I was speaking to, Lockit.  Either that or she was just into giving me a hard time (equally possible, I suppose). 

I haven't quite got the picture of how you'd look as 'ugly', though . . .

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 12:56:25 PM   
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I am a human being first and foremost and I have all the things that humans have... a little less... a little more... all that make up who I am.  I can be cute, ugly, calm, upset, dominant, not so dominant... get the picture? 

I think, possibly, it's fair to say you're more confident about yourself - and how your domme-ness fits in with the rest of your character - than the Domme I was speaking to, Lockit.  Either that or she was just into giving me a hard time (equally possible, I suppose). 

I haven't quite got the picture of how you'd look as 'ugly', though . . .


LOL... well there is nothing wrong with a hard time... in fact I like them once in a while... and that is meant in a lot of ways, but one does stand out in my mind a bit further than the other's. hehe

Now, that was a compliment... thank you... lol

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 12:59:18 PM   
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My husband says I am beautiful.... Ive never been particularly comfortable with that.. I have issues ..ok.. I am human.. but when he laughes at something Ive done or when Im sleepy and mix up my words or something.. and he says "god your cute" and then kisses me.. well then I feel special.. A friend told me just recently.. "You have a killer smile.." and that made me feel good. Looks are in the eye of the beholder.. what I think is hot and sexy and yummolisicous.. someone else might find repugnent.. You know some beautiful people are truly ugly and visa versa... the words hold meaning to me if the person who says them means something to me.

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 1:17:56 PM   
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Yeah.  Funny thing.  I've never had to show My tits to be cute, a Domme, or anything else.

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RE: Don't call me _____ - 10/18/2008 2:27:56 PM   
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Hello All,

When I think of "Hot," I think of attractiveness that is more external than internal.  Everything is displayed it the front window and the store room is empty.

When I think of "Cute,"  I think of  an attractiveness that is a little more...  balanced (for lack of a better word).  There is just enough in the front window to draw you in to the store.

"Sexy" runs the whole spectrum.  I am sure that almost all of us can think of somebody who exhibits a lot of sex appeal inspite of thier outward appearence.  "Hot" and "Cute" are, of course sexy too of course!

As for "Beautiful,"  to me that is a completly different thing.  My last vanilla girlfriend could make sublime transition from cute to beautiful.  When she would relaxs and let me serve her (anything from a simple foot massage to... well... more), there was a wonderful indescribable something that happened to her.  She was as uncomfortable as Ms Sylverdawn seems to be with the word.  "I don't know what you see." she'd say.  Never the less, it was real.  The more of it she gave off; the more I could feed off of and give back to her.  Does this make any sense at all?

I do find that I am careful of what words I use to describe a Domme.  Cute and Pretty do seem to be faint praise.  Magnificent and Formidable seem over the top.

Well, having surly muddied the waters even more, I'd better shut up now.

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