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TigressLily -> RE: Difference between sub and slave. (9/18/2013 7:13:09 PM)
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Correct me if I'm wrong FRs, but I believe "slave" has more of the connotation of full ownership on a more or less term-defined basis, which is why some Masters/Mistresses and s-types themselves insist upon symbolically executing a slave contract. Such a 'contract' could range from six months to a few years to theoretically the slave's lifetime.
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ORIGINAL: ChatteParfaitt
There isn't an agreed upon definition of sub and slave, any more than there is an agreed upon definition of dominant and Master/Mistress.
There are those who believe a slave has less limits, or only shares his/her master's limits, that a slave consents only once while a sub always has the option to say no, that a slave has 'surrendered' full control and is therefore more submissive (i.e. better) than a sub.
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It's a matter of personal preference whether either D/s-type wants to consider theirs an M/s dynamic. There are Tops & bottoms who don't consider themselves strictly a Dominant or a submissive, not to mention Top-heavy Switches & bottom-heavy switches. I know several American and also British male subs who would never call themselves slaves, then others who label themselves by functionality (Alpha slave, bullslave, sissy slave, houseboy slave, finslave) or those who devote themselves to a particular fetish/kink (foot slave, chastity slave, toilet slave).
In many foreign countries, I've noticed male s-types tend to regard themselves as slaves seeking a Master/Mistress, not as subs. A German scientist pal of mine who is 3rd generation FLR refers to himself distinctly as a slave within his FLR marriage. So do other (unattached) Europeans & Asians who have contacted me without a second thought, and either envision or aspire to O/ownership on a TPE 24/7/365-1/4 level.
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