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nearnyccouple -> wants vs needs (6/7/2007 2:56:26 PM)

a comment in another post brought up an interesting subject, one that Master and i have discussed amongst ourselves as well as others on different boards.
what is the difference between wants and needs?  and where do desires come in?  is a relationship healthy if its based entirely on needs alone?
i apologize if this has been discussed before.  we are fairly new to posting.
 
cassie




LuckyAlbatross -> RE: wants vs needs (6/7/2007 3:06:35 PM)

I think the question to ask is: Do I mean "things I need in order to survive" or "things I need in order to thrive in being myself"?

http://www.collarchat.com/m_893298/mpage_1/key_wants%252Cneeds/tm.htm#893359
Wants are wants until they become needs?

http://www.collarchat.com/m_366991/mpage_1/key_wants%252Cneeds/tm.htm#367037
Needs

http://www.collarchat.com/m_306103/mpage_1/key_needs%252Cwants/tm.htm#306103
wants vs needs and what's worth fighting for?

http://www.collarchat.com/m_185257/mpage_1/key_needs%252Cwants/tm.htm#185257
needs/wants/desires

http://www.collarchat.com/m_61790/mpage_1/key_needs%252Cwants/tm.htm#61790
needs,wants,desires (yes it's a different thread)

http://www.collarchat.com/m_42540/mpage_1/key_needs%252Cwants/tm.htm#42540
wants vs needs




SirMIkeSD -> RE: wants vs needs (6/7/2007 3:18:46 PM)

A desirse is a want.  boy and I came to agreement on the following after a lot of discussion.

boy will ask boy the following first so the boy knows what it is he is asking for.

Is boy physical fine and remain so if this is not done?
Is boy emotionally fine and remain so over the long term if this is not done?

If the answer to both of these is YES, then it is a WANT.





darkinshadows -> RE: wants vs needs (6/7/2007 3:48:15 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: LuckyAlbatross

I think the question to ask is: Do I mean "things I need in order to survive" or "things I need in order to thrive in being myself"?


Ach - what LA said.
(and I credited her[;)])
 
Peace




Ericus1 -> RE: wants vs needs (6/7/2007 5:43:11 PM)

SirMikeSD,

That is a great definition.  I will use it in the future.

ericus




AquaticSub -> RE: wants vs needs (6/7/2007 6:03:58 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: nearnyccouple

a comment in another post brought up an interesting subject, one that Master and i have discussed amongst ourselves as well as others on different boards.
what is the difference between wants and needs?  and where do desires come in?  is a relationship healthy if its based entirely on needs alone?
i apologize if this has been discussed before.  we are fairly new to posting.
 
cassie

For me, it depends. In order to survive I need food, water and shelter.

However, in order to be happy with life I need other things, like some form of entertainment, access to friends, a cup of tea and good beer every now and then again.

In order to be happy in a relationship I need: love, a display of affection, attraction, respect, mental stimulation and sex.

Technically those things are considered wants. But I'll change my life if those things aren't met, even if that means removing people from it. So even if they are "just" wants, I wouldn't consider a relationship healthy, or even worth my time if the only things being met were food, water and shelter.




CrazyC -> RE: wants vs needs (6/8/2007 1:59:13 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: nearnyccouple

a comment in another post brought up an interesting subject, one that Master and i have discussed amongst ourselves as well as others on different boards.
what is the difference between wants and needs?  and where do desires come in?  is a relationship healthy if its based entirely on needs alone?
i apologize if this has been discussed before.  we are fairly new to posting.
 
cassie


We are talking about something beyond basic needs, but more on a relationship standing...i assume. This would go beyond food, shelter or anything else needed for survivel. Please don't beat up on me if you disagree, since actually this post is me brain storming through a difficult situation myself.

What i need and what i want in a relationship can be two diffrent things, because one is based on what i need for the relationship to be functional and the other on things that would be nice to have. Like, I want someone who loves the theater, art, good music, ect, but when it comes down to it...i need someone who can dominate me and is willing to work through the tough times to make a relationship work.

As for is it healthy? I am sure it is healthy, but having the wants satisfied just make life much more sweet. In just having your needs met, are you settling for this situation because you don't think you can find someone to fulfill your wants also? If so, this might put it in an unhealthy situation filled with regrets.




sweetnurseBBW -> RE: wants vs needs (6/8/2007 6:10:23 AM)

To me a want is a desire and a need is something I need for survival or to sustain. I think a balance of wants and needs levels a relationship and contributes to its survival.




MadRabbit -> RE: wants vs needs (6/8/2007 2:27:00 PM)

I have an alternate perspective on this.

The basic things people need for survival are pretty much a given need. Further more, the average adult is perfectly capable of fulfilling these things on their own without my help. I would question anyone who entered a relationship with me for food/water/shelter.

So when I propose the question of wants vs needs to someone, I ask "What is it that you need from the relationship?

Love?
Affection?
Intimacy?
Fullfillment threw service?
Fulfillment threw focusing on my wants and needs?
Freedom threw authority/power exchange?
Being controlled?

I view wants as something like ice cream, a special kind of clothes, the all day Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathon. Things that arent going to break the relationship if they arent present.

Everyone enters a relationship to have something met. If a person wasnt getting that thing met, they wont be in the relationship....and that thing can have very little affect on one's ability to survive or sustain themselves.




kyraofMists -> RE: wants vs needs (6/8/2007 5:25:25 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: MadRabbit
I view wants as something like <snip> the all day Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathon. Things that arent going to break the relationship if they arent present.


Hey!!  Every once in a great while that fulfills a need!!  But I don't ask him to watch with me  [;)]

Knight's kyra




MasterFireMaam -> RE: wants vs needs (6/9/2007 6:57:23 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: LuckyAlbatross

I think the question to ask is: Do I mean "things I need in order to survive" or "things I need in order to thrive in being myself"?



Ditto...with the addition: if a want is ignored long enough, it can become a need. I get really, really depressed if I don't have sex for an extended period of time. Most time's sex is a want, but at that stage, it becomes a need. But, then, lucky me...I'm the Master. ;-)

Master Fire




nearnyccouple -> RE: wants vs needs (6/9/2007 7:02:28 AM)

My girl does ask some interesting questions. We have often had the discussion of "wants/ desires" vs "needs." In my travels I have discovered the truth that there are in fact no such thing as "needs" everything is a want or desire. Many who have responded here have stated that "needs for survival" even this is not a need it is a choice that you have made to survive, yes you do what is necessary to ensure your survival but the first "want/ desire" is to in fact survive. After that it is a simple matter of choosing what is necessary to perpetuate your survival. Each day we are faced with choices, turn left instead of right, have pasta instead of steak, beg for spanking or wax play.. the list is endless as to our choices. Some are motivated by the misconception of "need" however in reality it is a want.. as in you want pasta instead of steak... or a desire... as in wax instead of red bottom.... The term need just simplifies our communication of our wants or desires. My pet is sitting here beside me as I post this... and she is grinning as we have had this dicussion often over the six plus we have been together... She still says it is a matter of symantecs... I don't disagree with that as to many it is... however, logic and precision of words indicates other wise. If you look up the word need you will find that it says something to the effect that it satisfies wants or desires.





shyinini -> RE: wants vs needs (6/9/2007 7:31:42 AM)

cassie, this is only my POV after much discussion with Sir....
quote:

ORIGINAL: nearnyccouple

what is the difference between wants and needs? 
If you want something  you need to make a choice between different wants.  Then above all the choices you COULD havehad, you took what you truly desired and wanted. 
 
If you need something, you need it for existence.  You dont need a Dom for existence...
Never make somebody your everything (your need) cause when they're gone you have nothing.
 
Some times we hold so tight to something we think we need, that we kill it.
 
 
 and where do desires come in? 
I need to please Sir...but that is not true.  I want to please him in the deepest parts of me.  Desires are wants....deep emotional, psychological or sexual, but not needs.
 
 is a relationship healthy if its based entirely on needs alone?
For us it is not healthy ....we want each other, we have a choice; our needs are to find employment . 

cassie




LuckyAlbatross -> RE: wants vs needs (6/9/2007 8:05:34 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: shyinini
Never make somebody your everything (your need) cause when they're gone you have nothing.

Well for me, I certainly never intended or thought this would happen to me, but it did.

We'll see what happens. 




Arastella -> RE: wants vs needs (6/9/2007 5:59:59 PM)

*smiles to self* 

I feel special [:)]




littleone35 -> RE: wants vs needs (6/12/2007 3:12:11 PM)

Well this may sound strange but my want and needs are almost the same i just came back from a 10 day vacation without Master.  When i returned i not \only wanted to see him i needed to see him not to survive but emotionally i NEEDED him.  Just saw him so i am all smiles now.

Matt's littleone




YourShyPet -> RE: wants vs needs (6/12/2007 3:18:30 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: kyraofMists

quote:

ORIGINAL: MadRabbit
I view wants as something like <snip> the all day Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathon. Things that arent going to break the relationship if they arent present.


Hey!!  Every once in a great while that fulfills a need!!  But I don't ask him to watch with me  [;)]

Knight's kyra



I'll bring the popcorn... and drinks... candy...chips.... dips... chains... whips... extra blankies...pillows... anything else you can think of if I can have a spot on the floor near the tv and watch too... I will even promise to keep my blankie covering me while I touch myself during Buffy and Spikes sex scenes..... well unless you want to watch me touch myself while I'm watching Buffy and Spikes sex scenes... <giggles>

kittin




nearnyccouple -> RE: wants vs needs (6/12/2007 3:38:44 PM)

just wanted to thank y'all for the different perspectives.  one of the things i enjoy about the forums is  exchanging ideas, finding out how others think, and getting a giggle or two.

cassie







sub4hire -> RE: wants vs needs (6/13/2007 6:10:25 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: nearnyccouple

My girl does ask some interesting questions. We have often had the discussion of "wants/ desires" vs "needs." In my travels I have discovered the truth that there are in fact no such thing as "needs" everything is a want or desire. Many who have responded here have stated that "needs for survival" even this is not a need it is a choice that you have made to survive, yes you do what is necessary to ensure your survival but the first "want/ desire" is to in fact survive. After that it is a simple matter of choosing what is necessary to perpetuate your survival. Each day we are faced with choices, turn left instead of right, have pasta instead of steak, beg for spanking or wax play.. the list is endless as to our choices. Some are motivated by the misconception of "need" however in reality it is a want.. as in you want pasta instead of steak... or a desire... as in wax instead of red bottom.... The term need just simplifies our communication of our wants or desires. My pet is sitting here beside me as I post this... and she is grinning as we have had this dicussion often over the six plus we have been together... She still says it is a matter of symantecs... I don't disagree with that as to many it is... however, logic and precision of words indicates other wise. If you look up the word need you will find that it says something to the effect that it satisfies wants or desires.




Needs are survival.  Without survival, unless you happen to like playing with corpses you have problems.  Granted someone with zero self esteem doesn't even have an urge to survive so they have no needs, nor wants.

Perhap's that sort of person would be your dream date?
You have had this discussion for 6 years and still got nothing out of anything she or other people have said?




nearnyccouple -> RE: wants vs needs (6/13/2007 5:00:59 PM)

Now now,  sub4hire, be careful those you judge and attempt to condemn. You are not a deity with omnipotent ways to speak of things you know nothing about.

Now, I am going to clarify a few things since you can read but not comprehend. You will note that I have not embellished or changed your words in the least.

Needs are survival. 
If you could understand the words I said then you would note that I have stated just that same thing. I understand that you read something entirely different however, let us examine what I did in fact say {Many who have responded here have stated that "needs for survival" even this is not a need it is a choice that you have made to survive, yes you do what is necessary to ensure your survival but the first "want/ desire" is to in fact survive.} Now, as you can see I did say that needs for survival is not a need it is a choice. And it is, one must have the desire to live, if one has no desire to live what reason do they have to exercise that "need."
 
Without survival, unless you happen to like playing with corpses you have problems.
Your words here indicate that unless I happen to like playing with corpses I have problems.... survival has little to do do with what I enjoy playing with. And it would be the correct statement (if you must judge another) "you have problems if you like playing with corpses" However,  what qualifies you to judge another? Do you hold a degree as a Deity? Are you able to walk on water, turn water into wine or even float upon a feather? Be careful whom you judge, you are not qualified to accuse anyone of having problems let alone to attempt to bait me or my girl into an angered type of response. Not that it is the business of anyone however you tread the line on insulting and/or bashing a profession that on occasion where I do deal with corpses as well as severely injured people so make no innuendo or insinuations toward another that you know not. So until you have walked the path that anyone else has, until you have experienced what they do, done all that they have done, made the same decisions that they have judge not what you are not qualified to judge.
 
Granted someone with zero self esteem doesn't even have an urge to survive so they have no needs, nor wants.
Having zero self esteem does not mean that the person has no urge to survive, again you judge something you are not qualified to judge. I state qualified because none has the right nor the ability to judge another person based upon their choices, their fears, their likes or dislikes. To state someone without self esteem does not have the urge to survive is heinous at the very least. Zero or low self esteem does not count them out of life. By the mere fact that they are still alive disproves this statement

Perhap's that sort of person would be your dream date?
Tsk, Tsk child again a bait toward me. Interesting that your intolerance of others and their beliefs lead you to such childish statements. I do not have to participate in dreams as my reality is wondrous beyond this insinuation/innuendo. Perhaps the old adage of "if you have nothing nice to say it is best to keep the lips zipped" would apply here. However, when one has the ability to sit in judgment of others, it is understandable they don't understand tolerance of others.

You have had this discussion for 6 years and still got nothing out of anything she or other people have said?
Tsk, Tsk you still have eyes yet do not see. If you were not so preoccupied with changing what I stated to fit your tirade here perhaps I would not find myself commenting on it. For the record {and she is grinning as we have had this discussion often over the six plus we have been together... She still says it is a matter of symantecs... I don't disagree with that as to many it is... however, logic and precision of words indicates other wise. } I did not state that we have had this discussion for six years I stated we have often had, I understand that this is where you got confused so you changed my words to fit what you wanted them to say, however if you are going to attempt to comment on something another says you should get closer than you did. Nor did I even remotely state that nothing was ever "got" out of it. In this I too understand that you had to change what I stated to fit your requirements, but again if you are going to judge another at least do so with accuracy. And not that this will add to your education on judging others or tolerance, I do state that many believe in "needs" I however believe that all "needs" are wants or desires. The last time I did check with those whom it matters I am allowed to have personal opinions and feelings. The biggest difference that I see here, is that I do not require that others believe as I do, nor do I condemn others if they do not. Nor do I judge others in their beliefs. Tolerance is often the first victim within this lifestyle, which is sad because so many claim they are in fact tolerant of others however as with your post those that do not fit into your rose colored world, then attacks like the dream date and the playing with corpses comments just have to be bandied about.
 
Now I have commented on these things with the full knowledge that you will be offended by them, and that you will just have to answer back to get the last word in as well as make greater attempts to goad myself or my pet into lowering ourselves to making crude comments. Do save your breath it takes a lot more than a disgruntled submissive to provide such provocation.




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