thetammyjo
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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth Interesting, your reply was exact as expected - defensive, even if no offensive was intended. You brought the idea of any poly situation indicating failure. I don't know why you would equate one with the other. A symptom of doubt? Our poly friends are anything but failing, they complement each other perfectly, but then they don't have doubt. Focus on the issue, if you can't do something - you fail. If I didn't fulfill beth in a way important to her - I'd be a failure. My attempt at success may include bringing in another party, but as a man, I'd feel failure. As a Dom in the situation unable to fulfill the emotional needs on a submissive or a person I refer to as my slave, I'd feel the same way - a failure. I'd love to hear from a confident person who is in that situation who can correct that false(?) understanding. And really, was commenting about meeting "expectations" germane to the subject? How many mmmmmmmmmm's will this generate? Okay - NOT 'germane' either! Instead - lol. I don't think its a failure unless the expectation is there that you must fulfill all needs of your partner. I never expected Tom to fulfill all my needs or desires -- nor did I expect to fulfill all of his. In my opinion, having such an expectation was unrealistic and a set-up for disappointment and failure. Why would I want to start a lifetime together that was set-up with unrealistic expectations? No expectation = no failure. I don't think its wisest to assume that all married people have the same expectations for their marriage or that any couple will have the same expectation as another. The only way to avoid failure (other than not get into any relationships) is to discuss your expectations and find someone who agrees with them. For example, I'd say someone who expects monogamy but does not make that clear or who enters into a relationship with someone who does not expect monogamy is probably setting her/himself up for failure on a few levels. To get back to the OP if a wouldbe slave/submissive wishes to be the only person in another one's life then they should not accept a collar from someone who does not have that same expectation. If that wouldbe slave/submissive is more focused on service or on giving her/himself to another person without a monogamous expectation then there can be no failure from simply having multipled partners.
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