tehf00f
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Joined: 6/29/2007 Status: offline
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The use of "good" and "right" in reference to relationships worries me from the outset, but I'm new here so playing language lawyer probably won't earn me any friends. I'm not personally interested in financial domination, but it bothers me on some level to see it referred to as a scam. If an individual, as an informed adult, chooses to send money to a random stranger that reimburses them with no more than a dozen dirty e-mails with a picture or two, how is this a scam? Sounds like an expensive porn site to me. Think about it: money in exchange for a sexual illusion. It seems silly to me personally, yes, but I don't see anything *wrong* with it so long as the individual providing said money is recieving satisfaction/pleasure from the interaction. In relationships where the individuals involved are living together, I'm not even sure I'd categorize it as all that kinky on it's own. Afterall, how unusual is it for one half of the relationship to control the household finances? If everyone involved is happy, satisfied, fed, and loved, where oh where is the problem? My sister works while her husband stays home, writes, and tends the grublings. He manages the finances, pays the bills, and decides what beyond bills is purchased, everything from eating out to redoing the drapes, and I don't even consider the relationship BDSM in the least. There is a power exchange, but only on the level of who has *which* responsibilities. Yes, there's the opportunity for manipulation/corruption, but trust and vulnerability are a part of every relationship, BDSM or not. ...The short of it: so long as all parties involved are happy and satisfied with their side of the interaction, regardless of whether it's a genuine relationship or an expensive illusion of one, it's all kosher. Jimmy Bo Bob wants to send half his paycheck to Dommypoo7384 because it turns him on? More power to him, he's lucky getting off is that easy. ~F~
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