slaveluci -> RE: I am only owned until........ (8/18/2007 7:19:27 PM)
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ORIGINAL: velvetears i was owned for five years and during that time if i did not want to be in his service all i had to do was ask for release and it would be granted. He did not want a slave serving him where it wasn't in her heart and mind to do so That certainly makes sense. quote:
We went through our ups an downs, especialy in the beginning as i had much to learn and understand about him and he always told me how much joy i brought to his life and how much he valued my service to him. i can remember asking him a few times, when i felt he was particularly displeased with me, "why do you keep me?" - His relpy was, "As long as i find value in owning you i will keep you" i asked for clarification a few times but it was never forthcoming as it sounded ominous to me, for what could i do that would make my value less to him? I can see exactly where you'd be coming from there. As I mentioned earlier, the thought of never knowing when I might be released would keep me on pins and needles for sure. "Ominous" is indeed a good word for it. quote:
i asked for his patience with this, that i needed some time to get myself together and heal Certainly not too much to ask at all. quote:
At any rate when things started to get back to normal (whatever that is) after i got out of the hospital (he never visited me once during my 2 stays) That says alot right there, velvet. From the time I was about 19 until I was 23, I was involved with a much older man. We were really close though we did not live together (totally vanilla as well). I came down with a case of viral meningitis and nearly bought the farm. He wouldn't even come to the hospital after I was out of the woods, so to speak, because he didn't like hospitals. Awwww, poor him[:'(]. Needless to say, that had quite an impact on me. It showed me how selfish he could be and it wasn't six months until it was over. Especially after he had told me that if I had died, he wasn't sure he'd even come to the funeral[image]http://www.collarchat.com/micons/m28.gif[/image]. Guess that would have made him uncomfortable too. Geesh. I think it says alot about someone who can't put their own discomfort aside to be with the one they say they love through times of suffering, sickness, or trial. quote:
i was still doing everything i always did only our relationship had changed. Basically he told me i had released myself over those months See, that gets at the meat of what I'm seeking here. He said you released yourself. According to Master, that is not possible for me to do. It's interesting to me what others can do/have done to be released or release themselves as he felt you had. quote:
i wrote him emails, i tried speaking to him but we never got back to where we were. i know that tradgedy in my life affected me greatly but i functioned as best i could and never left him without the assistance he needed, i fulfilled all my obligations even if doing so on what i term "autopilot" - i did the best i was capable given the circumstances i was in And, in my opinion, that's all you possibly could do. Even though things weren't ideal, you still fulfilled your obligations to the best of your ability. That should count for alot, in my opinion. quote:
i remembered his words to me (spoken years earlier) that he would keep me as long as he found value in doing so. That was a very hard pill to swallow as it left me feeling basically valueless, but he very conveniently accepted all that i did for him in those months he left me in limbo I can certainly understand how that must have been hard to handle. You weren't too "valueless" while still doing everything for him all those months. But then again, no one is "valueless" at any point, in my opinion. His loss, velvet, for sure[:)]. quote:
This is why i have a problem with identifying as a slave. i want and need definate boundaries and will never make myself that vulnerable or allow myself to be used in that fashin ever again I totally understand. You and I have spoken about this before (in general terms) and now I can most definitely see where you are coming from. To expose yourself and become totally vulnerable and then be treated as you were has got to be very difficult to accept. Going eyes wide open into another such relationship would be very hard if not impossible. quote:
If i am doing the very best i am physically, mentally, emotionally can - there should always be value in that There is. quote:
And if it's not enough, don't accept the service and have the balls to say - you're service isn't satisfying me any longer we need to part ways Exactly. Thank you so much, velvet, for your heartfelt answer. I am very sorry for what you've gone through and I respect you for having the courage to refuse to jump right into another such relationship to your own peril. A lot of women - especially very submissive ones - need to submit so badly that they will enter into another not-so-good situation just in order to fulfill that need, knowing it's detrimental. You haven't done that, it seems, and I commend you for that. You are one strong lady[image]http://www.collarchat.com/upfiles/smiley/flowers.gif[/image] and it was definitely his loss........luci
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