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One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 6:59:48 AM   
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One Dominants controversial thought on d/s
February 26, 2006
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Looking for a dom is like panning for gold, one does not fill the pan up with sediment and just pick the gold off the top. A lot of sediment has to be carefully examined to find the precious gold. You have to find the gold the way it wants to be found not the way you want to find it. The same goes for dominants, the way many submissive women demand that they be contacted with the properly formatted emails containing just the right information you’d think they were interviewing bureaucrats for their ability to fill out forms correctly. One of the things that make dominants dominant is their wanting to do things their way in their own time. A lot of perfectly usable dominants are discarded with the sediment. I know it’s a lot of work and time consuming but the gold is worth it. I wonder how many dominants submissives would make contact with under similar circumstances, in fact I’ve read many submissive profiles saying they wont contact dominants with profiles that they don’t realize are similar to the ones they have written.


I see a lot of women’s bios that to me indicate they greatly misunderstand the potential of d/s. How can you tell what you’ll like till after you been with someone for some time. I’ve seen many submissive women change their likes and dislikes over time when involved with a dominant. I’ve even noticed something may or may not be enjoyable under different circumstances and with changes of mood. Submissives aren’t robots to be programed to constantly react the same way all the time.

First a d/s relationship is just that, a relationship, it can begin and fail just like any other relationship and for much the same reasons. What makes it different is the added d/s component. Now we have the relationship which can be difficult enough, now layer on d/s and it can be even more complicated, making it even more prone to failure. It takes a dominant that understands the d/s dynamic and comes to understand his submissive to make it work.

I’ve come to learn that the what is not so important as to the why. If I can understand the why I may be able to get the what. Her motivations are more important than her likes or dislikes of the moment, what does she really want out of the relationship? Is it just the kinky sex or a relationship that includes kinky sex? Understanding the submissives mind will enable the dominant to fulfill his desires and use her to the fullest extent possible.

Compromises are a key determinant in the success or failure of any relationship. The question is who makes the greatest compromise. For me that would be the submissive woman. I cant understand how a woman would want a man that easily and extensively compromised his desires, to suite her. To my way of thinking not the best definition of “ DOMINANT”. Which is not to say there is no compromise on his part but rather that his primary desires remain intact. After all we’re dealing with real life here. Some seem to not realize that.

When asked did he enjoy writing, Mark Twain once answered “ I enjoy having written”, it is much the same way for submissive women, to enjoy having been made to do something more than the act itself, a real sign of submissiveness. Some realize a sense of accomplishment from that, “ see, I did that for you”. Is it submission to only do what she already wants to do? Where’s the submission in that?

Would I tell a women I would respect her limits, “no”. Would I ever force something on her that I felt she really couldn’t handle, “no”. Would I try to get her to the point that she could, “absolutely”. Not that she would necessarily enjoy the what but she would enjoy the why and the why is that it pleases me. And what could be more important than that?

Its my opinion that women should forget their limits and try to find a man who’s limits they could live with. We do have our limits, really we do. If the woman can live with his limits, then its unlikely he’ll ever ask her to exceed them.

To me d/s is what we are, not what we do. What we do is sometimes kinky sex, sometimes not. Even in our most relaxed moments we are still d/s. D/s is primarily a state of mind.

The thoughtful dominants philosophy should be consistent and easy to understand, it should make sense in a kinky sort of way and his compatible submissive woman should feel comfortable living within it. It should speak to the very center of her being. His rules should be simple to understand the submissive should under most circumstances know what is acceptable and what is not when her dominant isn’t present.

If submission is surrender then she should surrender to his desires and put her desires aside. Some women bring a lot of vanilla moral baggage to the d/s relationship, thinking that if they don’t go too far they wont be so bad. This idea keeps them from fully realizing their potential as a submissive woman. I say to them, that if I’m in control that I’m morally responsible for what I desire and she is blameless for her actions while under my control. After all a good dominant does take advantage of her desire to please and should assume responsibility for his instructions to her. Society will judge her harshly no matter how far she does or does not go in pleasing her dominant. As the old English saying goes “ in for a penny, in for a pound”.

Safety in a d/s relationship is primarily the dominants responsibility as he is in control. Submissive women in the heat of passion may not realize when things are going too far, making safe words next to useless. A responsible dominant should be observant and able to recognize danger signs when they occur. He should have taken the time to study his submissive and easily recognize when she may be entering a stressful condition. To a responsible dominant the study of his submissive is something enjoyable, (a labor of love not a task of work) , to understand how she reacts to his desires. A submissives body often speaks more clearly than her words. Maturity and caring in a dominant are more important than so called years of experience and all the safe words that can be imagined.

References, give me a break. What do extensive references really mean? Could it be that he has done nothing but scening with many bottoms, that he has several failed relationships? It doesn’t mean that he maybe has had a successful lasting relationship, or that he would be good with any particular submissive woman. A sense of maturity is worth more than all the references in the world. I was part of the “ scene” for years even being on the board of the Black Rose of Washington DC and left because there didn’t seem to be much intimacy between players in the “ scene”. So would I would I want to provide references, no. Once at a play party in which I didn’t take much part a bottom came up to me and said she had wanted to see me in action, she didn’t seem to understand my answer that there wouldn’t have been much to see , as much of what I do is communicative. Just talking to her can be more dominating than the hardest spanking, but this usually works only with a submissive you have an emotional attachment to.

Why having to travel long distances to meet for most people never works. When a great distance has to be traveled to meet, one or both may have to expend a great deal of time and resources for the meeting. There is the question of lodging and sleeping arrangements. After all that there is such an urge to make it work that one or both may not act their natural selves. Then there’s the situation of having to make a decision of weather to continue the relationship based on one meeting that may not have been up to expectations. Whereas meeting someone close-by not a great deal is invested in the first meeting and if it doesn’t go perfectly the decision to meet again is easier to make, to see if things develop more satisfactorily. Love at first sight usually isn’t attainable, especially when as I said previously the d/s aspect is layered on top of the basic relationship. To find out if your compatible in the d/s aspect of each other first a level of comfort in each others presence has to be established, and this may take time and more than one meeting. Unless you plan on spanking at first sight. Highly not recommended.


Submissive wants verses needs and the myth of the perfect dom. All submissive women seem to want the ever elusive perfect dom, elusive because he doesn’t exist. They dream up extensive lists of the perfect dominants traits leaving out the most important dominant trait, that is he will have his own list. If the dream is to be taken control of then what good is her list? That one fact should supercede all other considerations, that he will be in control, period, end of discussion. As a thought experiment, would a very submissive woman really want a dominant that didn’t push her to fulfill his most cherished desires. Wouldn’t she want to feel that he thought enough of her to push her limits, to really use her? Hmmmmm. What a novel idea. She needs to surrender to him, not control him. She needs him to take her wants away and fulfill her needs by using her to fulfil his desires. Her perfect dominant isn’t her idea of the perfect dominant.

Early on the submissive woman should realize that she will have to sacrifice her body to the desires of her dominant. That her body is no longer hers to deny its use for her dominants pleasure. The fortunate submissive may realize seventy five percent of which pleases her the other twenty five percent is the sacrifice/payment she has to make for that seventy five percent and her relationship with her dominant. Also that twenty five percent reenforces to her, her true status as her dominants submissive woman.

Now we touch on intimacy.

The first intimacy is the physical intimacy. The unrestricted access and use by the dominant of his submissives body for his enjoyment. That is one of the reasons the submissive is there. She should be prepared at all times to submit to his touch, inspection and use and to posture herself to his desires. He may reenforce this state of her being by often having her assume poses and postures that open her up to his view and touch. He should do so without undue ridicule of her body, making her uncomfortable at opening herself up. This is not to say that she may not be humiliated but that personal mean spirited attacks should be avoided.

The second and ultimate intimacy is that of thought and emotion, the seeing inside her. The thoughts and emotions of the very submissive woman yearn to be set free and absorbed by her dominant. She wants to keep no secrets from him, she wants to be completely open to him, for him to know her better than she knows herself. This is the most delicate aspect of the relationship and he should handle it with much care thought and understanding. For badly done it could destroy the relationship and badly damage her. He has to understand that they are her thoughts and she may not be entirely responsible for them. He should listen without ridicule or negative comment even if they are negative thoughts about himself. He asked the question now its up to him to deal with the answers. For without this approach how can he truly understand her and over time bring her to understand and accept his desires as her own. This is the ultimate meaning of control.


Respect and how it can ruin the d/s relationship. I know those are fighting words. For the dominant to extract his desires from his submissive he cant be overly concerned with displaying respect for her. After all if he’s to humiliate and objectify her, too much respect would only be a hindrance. This doesn’t mean he may not love her but that he’s not going to let that get in the way. After all he’s going to use her in ways he would never try with women to whom he had to socially show respect. The submissive woman doesn’t want an overly hesitant dominant always afraid he’s hurting her feelings.
Her desire is “ grab me, slap me, throw me down and use me”. Not normally considered respectful behavior, but it’s a hell of a lot more fun. Respect she can get anywhere, raw use is what she craves from her man or why else is she there? Submission is the giving up of power and free will, and with that power goes the demand for respect. we Anything else is just playing at d/s. In a happy viable relationship the question of respect never comes up. Why should it after all both are getting out of the relationship what they need. The question of respect is a symptom of a troubled relationship. When reality is accepted for what it is then it can be incorporated into the relationship making it stronger. Hey I didn’t make this up, it’s just the way it is.


Years of lifestyle experience and the gift of submission. O, please. First off, it’s not a gift, she craves to be there in fact it may even be in desperation that she’s there. I know it’s not the common fantasy, but it is the reality. She craves the use the dominant puts her to. It’s an inner need, it’s not a chosen need. Who in their right mind would choose to be either a dominant or a submissive? life in the vanilla world is so much easier. Being a good dominant takes desire, thought, work and persistence few men can comprehend. When I first began to understand what my dominant feelings meant, I joined the scene so to say, I came to realize early on that after attending a few meetings most any submissive woman was ruined, and would need years of intense psychotherapy at the hands of a good dominant to set her mind right. They were filled with the idea that she was in charge and that she was a precious commodity to be cherished and respected. She was imbued with idea that she could just say “no” and all would be well. When in fact that was farthest from what she needed. Most dominants prefer someone with little so called “lifestyle experience” but great desire and need. He prefers to teach her himself to be the object of his desires. Self education may exercise the fantasy but does little or nothing to prepare her for the reality of a d/s relationship. After all fantasies are episodic, d/s is full time. Big difference.

Next up humiliation and objectification. Humiliation and objectification are two closely related attributes. Humiliation comes about when there’s a conflict between how she was brought up to behave and how her dominant is having her behave. She finds this conflict both disturbing and sexually exciting. The act of being made to do the forbidden because she hasn’t the power to refuse. Saying “no” for her is not so easy and all will not be well if she does. The fear of displeasing and losing her dominant overcomes any will to say no. The fear of losing the d/s relationship and being set adrift helps drive her to obedience. It is one of the most powerful weapons that her dominant has over her. In a sense both dominant and submissive are in a struggle over control of her behavior, a struggle that she really doesn’t want to win. Objectification is a means to instill a feeling of humiliation in her, it removes from her, her personhood, her individuality, hence her right to refuse. She becomes an object to be used without thought, a vessel to fulfill his every desire.




This is a work in progress and changes are made from time to time for clarity and continuance but the basic ideas remain constant. So if it interests you come back to find out what has been added. Rereading from the beginning is recommended as changes are made to the body of the text also.




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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 7:57:40 AM   
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I enjoyed the post... aside from the fact that it was so gender specific in your writing.

Yet as I was reading it I heard a song playing in my head... Rolling Stones: You can't always get what you want... but if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need.

So I did a little research for feed back on this very sentiment & found a cool read.

Excerpt from this: let go of expectations for emotional fulfillment. Personal relationships are always a challenge and I have consistently found that when I stop wanting other people, friends, family members, or colleagues, to be who I want them to be for me, and accept them for who they are, things just go more easily, and relationships are clearer and richer.

For most of us, emotional needs are laid down early in life. They are solidified reactions to the disappointments encountered in growing up. And as adults, we spend our lives trying to get what we never got as children. But the past is past. You cannot go back. When you accept the resonance of these disappointments moment by moment and don't try to avoid them, you discover a freedom to enjoy love, affection, and companionship, even though it doesn't correspond to precisely what you (mistakenly) feel you need.

Pick something you want, a physical object, a relationship, or some form of recognition. Let the feeling of desire arise. Experience how it arises in your body; feel all the emotions it triggers; and let all the stories it tells just be there. Don't be distracted. Don't try to control the experience. Don't work at anything. If you discover another level of yearning, move into that. When you move into the desire completely, a shift takes place and you know it as just an arising in experience. Now look at the object of your desire again. What has changed?

By going into the experience of desire itself, rather than acting on it, you let go of the belief that you are incomplete. The energy of desire ceases to dictate behavior and, instead, fuels presence: being completely in the experience of what is, internally and externally.

The chains of desire pull us into a life of frustration and suffering while renunciation cuts those chains. Renunciation, though often understood to mean "giving up" is, more accurately, the willingness to experience things as they are, not as we want them to be. Here you discover true freedom -- the deep quiet joy that has always been present in you.

(the full article can be found here: http://unfetteredmind.com/articles/want.php )

So often people are guilty of just this & find themselves in an endless cycle of disappointment & frustration. They ponder endlessly... I'm not asking for much, I just want to have someone who is this or that... really that isn't so much to ask for, is it? Expectations are immediately placing a brick wall up that you are unable to see, yet you will in the end find yourself standing there in the middle of the road, unable to move forward... blocked by that invisible barrier of expectations.

We are often guilty of building this laundry list of wants, needs & must haves & lose sight of what it is that we are truly in need of. If you can't find contentment within yourself... no thing or no person is going to miraculously bring into you that sense of contentment.

Maybe I am way out in left field with this reply... but that is the beauty of the boards, you never know what you're gonna get.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 8:21:43 AM   
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I admit it is gender specific, but it’s purpose is to express my desires as to the kind of submissive I’m seeking. I wanted it to speak to her and to tell her I really do understand her. Not all submissives will react to it but some will and see in it themselves.

And I appreciate your comment.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 10:20:09 AM   
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ORIGINAL: cillydom
Understanding the submissives mind will enable the dominant to fulfill his desires and use her to the fullest extent possible.

I'm with you until here. You give a good analogy, a good explanation of the analogy, and start out strong with constructs and processes.

Despite the fact that this is pretty obviously a monogamous heterosexual perspective, it's fairly widely applicable.

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For me that would be the submissive woman. I cant understand how a woman would want a man that easily and extensively compromised his desires, to suite her.

I can't understand why a dominant man would want their submissive to compromise any of her core primary values to be in a relationship with them. A person who would compromise their core values just to be in a relationship really isn't someone you could count on to remain firm (in general).

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, to enjoy having been made to do something more than the act itself, a real sign of submissiveness. Some realize a sense of accomplishment from that, “ see, I did that for you”.

Not all submissives get off on obeying, or being made to do something. Some are oriented more towards active service, some are oriented more towards pleasuring. The obedience or control oriented submissives are only one of many types.
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Is it submission to only do what she already wants to do? Where’s the submission in that?

That's one of the many false cliches you hear in wiitwd. Submissives WANT to submit. They do it because they WANT to do it. Of course it's still submission. Is it less submissive to obey an order if it's an order that you like? Only if you're a martyr who gets off on sacrifice or somehow want to make your submissive "more worthy."

It's still submission as long as you're following the authority of another. It doesn't matter whether it's something you love or something you don't care about or something yo hate.

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Not that she would necessarily enjoy the what but she would enjoy the why and the why is that it pleases me. And what could be more important than that?

There's lots more important things in the world than what pleases the dominant.

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If submission is surrender then she should surrender to his desires and put her desires aside.

Including her desire to submit?

What about when a dom desires something and the submissive child needs to be taken to the doctor? Should the dom put aside their desires at that moment? Should the sub put aside their desire to have a healthy child?

There's a lot more to life than what a dom desires.

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This idea keeps them from fully realizing their potential as a submissive woman. I say to them, that if I’m in control that I’m morally responsible for what I desire and she is blameless for her actions while under my control.

I think that's a horrible idea. How can she be held accountable to anything then? How can she internalize anything in her training? It's just all your fault.

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Safety in a d/s relationship is primarily the dominants responsibility as he is in control. Submissive women in the heat of passion may not realize when things are going too far, making safe words next to useless. A responsible dominant should be observant and able to recognize danger signs when they occur. He should have taken the time to study his submissive and easily recognize when she may be entering a stressful condition. To a responsible dominant the study of his submissive is something enjoyable, (a labor of love not a task of work) , to understand how she reacts to his desires. A submissives body often speaks more clearly than her words. Maturity and caring in a dominant are more important than so called years of experience and all the safe words that can be imagined.

You make good sense here EXCEPT again making the dom all responsible without any responsibility for the sub. Good relationships don't work like that. Everyone needs to claim responsibility for doing what they committed to do.

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I was part of the “ scene” for years even being on the board of the Black Rose of Washington DC and left because there didn’t seem to be much intimacy between players in the “ scene”.

Should there be? Being in the public scene is like being in any public social situation. There is no intimacy unless it's with your intimate partner. It's fine that you chose not to be involved in a social setting that didn't suit you, but not having intimacy is normal and should be expected in a normal social scene.

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If the dream is to be taken control of then what good is her list?

The list should be used as a guide. Some things can change, some things can not. That's the whole idea of limits and holding to one's priorities.

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As a thought experiment, would a very submissive woman really want a dominant that didn’t push her to fulfill his most cherished desires. Wouldn’t she want to feel that he thought enough of her to push her limits, to really use her?

Actually, no some subs REALLY ARE happy just being together. The whole pushing limits fetish is NOT universal.

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Her perfect dominant isn’t her idea of the perfect dominant.

But he's not the complete opposite, devoid of any quality characteristic either.

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The fortunate submissive may realize seventy five percent of which pleases her the other twenty five percent is the sacrifice/payment she has to make for that seventy five percent and her relationship with her dominant. Also that twenty five percent reenforces to her, her true status as her dominants submissive woman.

Why should anyone sacrifice anything, certainly to that extent? There really are enough partners for everyone to get everything. Life involves sacrifice, no doubt. The dom and the sub must both understand and accept that. But why get into a relationship that involves more sacrifice than fulfillment?

That's right, subs aren't supposed to REALLY care about being fulfilled- that's just wrong.

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The first intimacy is the physical intimacy. The unrestricted access and use by the dominant of his submissives body for his enjoyment. That is one of the reasons the submissive is there. She should be prepared at all times to submit to his touch, inspection and use and to posture herself to his desires.

Again, going too far into unrealistic situations. Sure, the slave is always the slave. But real life people don't think constantly about this. We're too busy getting food ready and birthday parties and car repairs.

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For the dominant to extract his desires from his submissive he cant be overly concerned with displaying respect for her.

I think if someone has to be concerned with showing respect that they really have bigger problems than being a dominant.

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After all if he’s to humiliate and objectify her, too much respect would only be a hindrance.

How? In some ways it can be a great contrast and play off one another. Humiliation and objectifying has nothing to do with lacking in respect.

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Her desire is “ grab me, slap me, throw me down and use me”.

SOME subs have this desire SOME of the time. And in no way does this interfere with having a respect for the sub overall.

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In a happy viable relationship the question of respect never comes up.

I completely agree.

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life in the vanilla world is so much easier.

If only...

Being a good dominant takes desire, thought, work and persistence few men can comprehend. When I first began to understand what my dominant feelings meant, I joined the scene so to say, I came to realize early on that after attending a few meetings most any submissive woman was ruined, and would need years of intense psychotherapy at the hands of a good dominant to set her mind right. They were filled with the idea that she was in charge and that she was a precious commodity to be cherished and respected. She was imbued with idea that she could just say “no” and all would be well. When in fact that was farthest from what she needed. Most dominants prefer someone with little so called “lifestyle experience” but great desire and need. He prefers to teach her himself to be the object of his desires. Self education may exercise the fantasy but does little or nothing to prepare her for the reality of a d/s relationship. After all fantasies are episodic, d/s is full time. Big difference.
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Next up humiliation and objectification. Humiliation and objectification are two closely related attributes. Humiliation comes about when there’s a conflict between how she was brought up to behave and how her dominant is having her behave. She finds this conflict both disturbing and sexually exciting. The act of being made to do the forbidden because she hasn’t the power to refuse. Saying “no” for her is not so easy and all will not be well if she does.

This is definitely overgeneralizing, but apt for quite a few.
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The fear of displeasing and losing her dominant overcomes any will to say no. The fear of losing the d/s relationship and being set adrift helps drive her to obedience.

I find fear is a horrible thing to employ when you're going for long term security. It never works out well.
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It is one of the most powerful weapons that her dominant has over her.

A dominant needs a weapon? Why would they want fear (and I'm talking actual fear, not fear play)?

I think overall this is a pretty good "Things to consider and somewhat overgeneralized and very personal perspective on my Ds situations." There are tweaks I'd put to it, but certainly better than most random Ds essays you found out there.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 11:03:53 AM   
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points well taken

but as i explained to mstresspassion i have a goal here to appeal to a certain submissive personality type and im not trying to hide that fact.

It’s not meant to be universal.

And I did deal briefly with some of the points you raise, “Submissives aren’t robots to be programed to constantly react the same way all the time.”, I just didn’t dwell on it.


I did say that some compromises would have to be made by him, maybe he may have to go in directions she desires that he may not appreciate, but in general he should remain largely intact in his desires.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 12:24:27 PM   
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ORIGINAL: cillydom

points well taken

but as i explained to mstresspassion i have a goal here to appeal to a certain submissive personality type and im not trying to hide that fact.

It’s not meant to be universal.

And I did deal briefly with some of the points you raise, “Submissives aren’t robots to be programed to constantly react the same way all the time.”, I just didn’t dwell on it.


I did say that some compromises would have to be made by him, maybe he may have to go in directions she desires that he may not appreciate, but in general he should remain largely intact in his desires.



there is a big difference between trying to be universal... which I don't believe you are or anyone really sees you as trying to be... as compared to having practical and realistic expectations, opinions, ideals, thoughts. If they are not practical and realistic...well one is only setting themself up for failure.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 12:28:27 PM   
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my point is that this is my ideal

i want to come as close as possibe


but still i believe that much of it is possible, i've been there

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 12:58:37 PM   
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If submission is surrender then she should surrender to his desires and put her desires aside.


Very nice piece and coherently written. Hard to come by. You hit a few nails on the head for me. And you lost me on the above statement. It just struck a chord that smacked of ignorance to me. No one should be in ANY type of relationship where they no longer consider their own desires. Even if their desire IS to please their Dominant. I think putting aside your own desires in a relationship would indicate a not-so-healthy situation. Although I may not agree with everything you wrote, kudos to you; your essay is a refreshing change from all the doms who focus purely on the sexual aspects of D/s rather than the basic fundamentals. Thanks for an interesting read. marie.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 1:10:45 PM   
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point taken

this work trys to reach for the ideal, i acknowledged that submissives arn't robots

it has to be read and taken in its totality.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 1:35:45 PM   
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Compromises are a key determinant in the success or failure of any relationship. The question is who makes the greatest compromise. For me that would be the submissive woman. I cant understand how a woman would want a man that easily and extensively compromised his desires, to suite her. To my way of thinking not the best definition of “ DOMINANT”.


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Is it submission to only do what she already wants to do? Where’s the submission in that?


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Not that she would necessarily enjoy the what but she would enjoy the why and the why is that it pleases me. And what could be more important than that?

Its my opinion that women should forget their limits and try to find a man who’s limits they could live with. We do have our limits, really we do. If the woman can live with his limits, then its unlikely he’ll ever ask her to exceed them.

To me d/s is what we are, not what we do. What we do is sometimes kinky sex, sometimes not. Even in our most relaxed moments we are still d/s. D/s is primarily a state of mind.



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If submission is surrender then she should surrender to his desires and put her desires aside.


I quote all of the above because I agree with it 100% as it relates to the way which I think and process information.

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I say to them, that if I’m in control that I’m morally responsible for what I desire and she is blameless for her actions while under my control.


I am taking this in the spirit in which I perceive it was written, which is between two ::or more:: consenting adults and I have no issue with it at all.

Oh hell, there's too much stuff here to continue to use quoting. Suffice to say, I loved it all, agree with it completely as it relates to my life and the way that I have chosen to live it under the direction of Master and thank you, very much, for sharing it. That's it, no qualifiers. Because of this post, I'll be reading pretty much anything you write.

Celeste

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 2:33:41 PM   
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This is additional material not in my journal yet

Now we come to that burning question, the difference between submissive and slave. Who cares? I don’t.

Now the biggy, “DOORMAT”. I’ve marveled at the debates over this one, invariably debated among submissive women themselves. After looking at line upon line upon line of submissive discussion, I’ve come up with a working definition for doormat submissive. Are you ready? To a submissive woman a doormat submissive is “ any submissive more submissive than I am”. It’s just that simple. It’s all a matter of depth of need. The more needful she is to submit, the more likely she will be thought a doormat by other submissives. As close as I can come to for a reason for this phenomenon is either, a sense of jealousy or fear. Or a combination of both. The fear being that as far as they go in their submission, for someone else to go further will bring social disgrace on being submissive. They have nothing to fear as society at large already thinks submission as we practice it is a perversion.




This is a work in progress and changes are made from time to time for clarity and continuance but the basic ideas remain constant. So if it interests you come back to find out what has been added. Rereading from the beginning is recommended as changes are made to the body of the text also.





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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 2:48:29 PM   
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my point is that this is my ideal

i want to come as close as possibe


but still i believe that much of it is possible, i've been there



my point is exactly that it is your ideal

my point is exactly that every one strives to come as close to the idea as possible

my point is that is thou much of it is possible! some IS NOT!

and to add

You been there? I am there! every day striving to live my ideals and opinions... finding what works and what doesn't... nothing you have shared is particularly new. Some are workable .. some is not... some is workable with the right person, some is not. Some is workable for you, some may not be workable for others. We each find our ideals... but they are just ideals if one can't get results!

I love the journey! It never Stops! I will never leave it!

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 3:08:54 PM   
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kudos to you; your essay is a refreshing change from all the doms who focus purely on the sexual aspects of D/s rather than the basic fundamentals. Thanks for an interesting read. marie.


I am in complete agreement. Your essay definitely cuts to the chase.

If I may, some comments from a newcomer submissive with no "scene" experience.

You wrote the "ultimate intimacy is that of thought and emotion, the seeing inside her. The thoughts and emotions ...yearn to be set free and absorbed by her dominant. She wants to keep no secrets...completely open to him... this is the most delicate aspect of the relationship and he should handle it with much care, thought and understanding. For badly done, it could destroy the relationship and badly damage her".

This is a fundamental of D/s that I can clearly identify with. Would you tell a woman you would respect her limits? Your answer was no. Would you force something on her that she couldnt handle? Again your answer was no. But this is a frightening prospect. It's the rare human being that can read into anothers pysche and know to what extent their capacity for submission is at any given time. That rare human being would have personality characteristics and qualities that must be labeled and listed if we submissives are to protect ourselves from harm.

Hence, the shopping list of limits you allude to. Admittedly, it guarantees nothing, but it can offer some measure of protection if our ultimate goal is surrender. If my limits includes intelligence, creativity, the ability for empathy, and at times, the capacity for humility, does this make me less of a sincere submissive because I have these limits? Am I to put these very important desires aside? Of course not. So if you read a submissive's profile, and it states that they are seeking one who is kind and considerate, she may really be saying she is seeking one who is wise enough to put his own needs aside when, if not to do so, would put her in harms way. If dominants are put off by the words "kind and considerate", they may read it as "not too dominant", and for those panning for gold, a lot of perfectly usable submissives may be discarded with the sediment.

A word on respect. Isn't more exciting to dominate a submissive whom you respect? You admire her skills, her capacity for loyalty and hard work, the way she handles her responsibilities, her ability for grace under pressure, her sexuality, her intelligence, her essence. It is necessary to find a way to break down this admiration and respect before you can fully dominate her? I don't demand respect from people; they respect me or they don't. I have earned it or I havent. Would allowing you to "grab me, slap me, throw me down and use me" strip the respect you have for me? Does continuing to respect the qualities that define me as a person say that we are "just playing at d/s"? Submission is just one thing that defines me. I am much more than that.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 3:11:18 PM   
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This is additional material not in my journal yet

Now we come to that burning question, the difference between submissive and slave. Who cares? I don’t.

Now the biggy, “DOORMAT”. I’ve marveled at the debates over this one, invariably debated among submissive women themselves. After looking at line upon line upon line of submissive discussion, I’ve come up with a working definition for doormat submissive. Are you ready? To a submissive woman a doormat submissive is “ any submissive more submissive than I am”. It’s just that simple. It’s all a matter of depth of need. The more needful she is to submit, the more likely she will be thought a doormat by other submissives. As close as I can come to for a reason for this phenomenon is either, a sense of jealousy or fear. Or a combination of both. The fear being that as far as they go in their submission, for someone else to go further will bring social disgrace on being submissive. They have nothing to fear as society at large already thinks submission as we practice it is a perversion.



I disagree with this. There are some who come here as 'submissives' looking for nothing more than someone to tell them how to think, what to believe, what to wear, eat and be...
(not many, but there HAVE been some)

It's sad when this happens because the dominant gets nothing...except possibly his ego stroked. But, if it took someone who had no opinions or anything of worth to offer to stroke my ego, I'd think twice about it.

Yes...it's kinda hot...in a way. But, it's much more hot to find someone with intellect and personality willing to serve...that would be a turn on for me, if I were a domme.

My master thinks there is nothing more exciting than an intelligent woman wearing a (steel) collar. Someone who has opinions, ideas and values...but is (sometimes) willing to for-go them for her Master...

just mnsho...



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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 3:43:47 PM   
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(But this is a frightening prospect. It's the rare human being that can read into anothers pysche and know to what extent their capacity for submission is at any given time. That rare human being would have personality characteristics and qualities that must be labeled and listed if we submissives are to protect ourselves from harm.)

A mature dominant will be consistent in his answers no mater how asked or how long a time passes in between being asked. After all if he’s answering from the heart, his heart doesn’t change. That’s why things shouldn’t be rushed into, take the time to listen to him and see if his answers vary in meaning, get a sense of is he trying to give you the answers he thinks you want to hear. By the way this works both ways. Remember during this courtship phase you don’t owe him obedience.


No one is perfect and sometimes mistakes are made but the mature dominant should be able to recover for both him and his submissive.

As far as respect goes in the d/s relationship it wouldn’t be respect as understood in the vanilla world. By not forcing you into something he thought beyond you but rather working to prepare you, isn’t that a form of respect for you as you are, for what you are?

In the essay I mean a misplaced respect that even you wouldn’t want given to you. That kind of respect comes across as timidity and maybe even fear. Neither domly traits and would only interfere with where you need to go.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 3:45:14 PM   
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doormats need love too

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 4:21:36 PM   
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Points well-taken.

I misunderstood you on the respect discussion. Heck, I could sense timidness on the first meet. I anticipate no problem there.

Just one question though. You state during the courtship phase, no expectation of obedience should be forthcoming. But is it reasonable to require simple gestures of obedience in an effort to determine the authenticity of the submissive?

Just wondering...

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 4:25:35 PM   
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i'd rather her act naturaly with out my influencing her

i want to see whats there, not what i want to be there

but thats just me

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 4:29:57 PM   
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Makes perfect sense. Thank you for the input.

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RE: One Dominants controversial thought on d/s - 3/6/2006 5:11:03 PM   
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ORIGINAL: xxblushesxx


quote:

ORIGINAL: cillydom

This is additional material not in my journal yet

Now we come to that burning question, the difference between submissive and slave. Who cares? I don’t.

Now the biggy, “DOORMAT”. I’ve marveled at the debates over this one, invariably debated among submissive women themselves. After looking at line upon line upon line of submissive discussion, I’ve come up with a working definition for doormat submissive. Are you ready? To a submissive woman a doormat submissive is “ any submissive more submissive than I am”. It’s just that simple. It’s all a matter of depth of need. The more needful she is to submit, the more likely she will be thought a doormat by other submissives. As close as I can come to for a reason for this phenomenon is either, a sense of jealousy or fear. Or a combination of both. The fear being that as far as they go in their submission, for someone else to go further will bring social disgrace on being submissive. They have nothing to fear as society at large already thinks submission as we practice it is a perversion.



I disagree with this. There are some who come here as 'submissives' looking for nothing more than someone to tell them how to think, what to believe, what to wear, eat and be...
(not many, but there HAVE been some)


To answer properly I would first have to question your 'mental attitude' (beliefs and feelings and values) of this type of interaction, where your physical location was while observing these types omeetings/interactions, & what was your relationship to those you observed in this type of relationship.

Also:
Was this exclusively from a online venue?
Was it hearsay?
Where the individuals involved in this doormat exchange role playing or is this a 24/7 choice.?

I would also ask a dominant who has a slave that is micro-managed in such an extreme manner... where the hell do you find the time & energy to maintain that type of relationship. Honestly folks, you would have to be retired & independently wealthy in order to be so controlling. It takes me all damn day to make sure I keep up with my own responsibilities without having to pick out my girl's clothes, ok her makeup, make sure she does her job right. Remember to eat.. & oh yeah... that it is ok for her to go to the bathroom now. PALLLLEEEEESE!!!

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It's sad when this happens because the dominant gets nothing...except possibly his ego stroked. But, if it took someone who had no opinions or anything of worth to offer to stroke my ego, I'd think twice about it.


Let's get back to reality here. I have heard far more dominants say they are quite proud of their submissives intellect. I have known far more dominants encourage their submissive to improve their quality of life by either further education, job promotions or even learning new skills through hobbies or artistic endeavors. I have talked to more dominants about a shared belief... that our submissive is a direct extension & shining example of ourself & our presence in their life. I have only had a hand full of conversations with 'dominants' that preached a practice of extreme control (& those I did were all single the entire time I knew them) That should tell you another reality of this whole doormat/brainless automaton submissive.

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Yes...it's kinda hot...in a way.


Sure it can be hot... for about as long as you wish to only maintain that for the length of the scene.

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But, it's much more hot to find someone with intellect and personality willing to serve...that would be a turn on for me, if I were a domme.

My master thinks there is nothing more exciting than an intelligent woman wearing a (steel) collar. Someone who has opinions, ideas and values...but is (sometimes) willing to for-go them for her Master...

just mnsho...




Bravo... a couple that exists & lives in a far more realistic manner.



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