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ORIGINAL: GBaxter I was reading what's below on a profile and I don't disagree with it, but I'm curious to know, what about when a female sub's wants, are different to needs for a Dom and are wants and needs the same thing and should they come last. I believe in and follow the 4 simple rules: 1. A male Dom needs to have a female sub meet his needs. 2. If he's chosen the right one, this will also meet her needs. 3: The Dom's wants come third. 4: The sub's wants come fourth. Here is a thought. Believe it what you believe in. Do not worry about what other's believe in. Find someone you believe in and one who believes in you. The rest will take care of itself. I'm with this. There seems to be a forced artificiality in having to stress all the time that the Dom/me's wants and needs have to come first. I do understand why people say this in some contexts, such as trying to avoid excessive topping from the bottom and do-me submission, where the sub ends up receiving a service while the Dom/me does the doing. But if this is true at all levels of your relationship, then what's the point? A subs needs and wants can be incredibly sublimated and perverse in the true sense of the word, but attending to another's want and needs without the relationship meeting any of your deep seated needs is empty and soul destroying. Some Dom/mes might get off on that, but is that not the very definition of abuse, especially in a long term relationship? I could just a romantic at heart (not that I've noticed by the way), but how about the joy of finding someone you fit together with? I'm struggling to see why, for the most part, with the right dynamic, a good Dom/me-sub relationship shouldn't meet the needs and wants of both parties. Surely, unless it's deliberately short term or one-off, you're building something, not looking for the ideally packaged consumer product to meet your BDSM needs. So I like the thought of finding someone you believe in and believes in you, rather than worrying excessively about whose wants and needs are the most important. Maybe that's the antidote to all this self-entitled, relationship by tick list and mathematical compatibility crap so many people are mesmerised by.
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