undergroundsea -> RE: service (1/18/2009 12:55:15 AM)
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ORIGINAL: LadyPact Sea, I don't know if I'm really appealing to that service side of you or not on the other side of the screen. I see service to span many aspects: expression of D/s roles, expression of regard and fondness, spiritual gratification in helping or pleasing another, ego gratification for performing well, more. My experience in service lies heavily towards initiating (versus receiving orders) via anticipatory service and pleasing. I consider this mode most resilient--it more easily fits various relationship dynamics and is more easy to sustain since I think it comes from parts that are more fundamental to social interaction. So I appreciate entirely the value of ancitipatory service and acts done to please. Amongst the different motivations or gratifications associated with service, one comes from a masochism of sorts. I see the answer that the OP seeks to invoke this context for discussing service, and it is in this context that I have made most of my comments in this thread. Tapping this motivation has potential to tap the power of that that creates arousal and subspace. I see this motivation to be not mutually exclusive to others but one that can coexist with others. In my opinion, this motivation is not as well understood (because masochism is not well understood and not all dominants can relate to how this motivation makes one feel whereas they may relate to the more general motivations) and often overlooked. Let's imagine a relationship between a woman and a man where one activity they mutually enjoy is that she gives him blowjobs. Even if she enjoys giving them, I expect it would offend her if the man said that for him to give her time or show any appreciation for her, she must first give him a blowjob. I find the same concept to apply to service. Even though I enjoy providing it, if it is framed as something I must do to earn a dominant's time or attention, I think it carries an offensive message because it marginalizes my contribution within and without service. I do not object to one wishing for and enjoying anticipatory service. I object to the notion that a submissive is unworthy of attention unless he pays for it by providing service. When come together two people who take interest in mutually contributing to the dynamic through compatible expressions, this issue is unlikely to arise. Cheers, Sea
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