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ORIGINAL: CuriousLord
So.. um...  ..how old do you need to be before you start needing Viagra?

At age 56, I still don't need the stuff and am often plagued by 'unnecessarily tight pants', sometimes for extended periods. 

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ORIGINAL: subtee

(is everyone napping?)

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ORIGINAL: LotusSong

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ORIGINAL: BitaTruble


Well, that just seems a bit off to me. If you want to make a fair comparison, than compare a 25 year old with 5 years experience and a 50 year old with 5 years experience. Are the arguements, then, the same?

 
With the 25 extra years,can we agree that there have been more experiences that have educated the person?.  One can always make the noises and play the part, like I've said.. BDSM isn't brain surgery.  I think one needs to have a basic understanding of what makes a person tick and how relationships work to be successful in any "lifestyle".
 
High school romances aren't the be-all and end-all of what is life out there. Being in abusive relationships just tells me they can be victimized. What I see is people seeking out this D/s dynamic as a way to have a solid situation when in reality it's just as tenuous.  The gullible and naive are susceptible to the same emotional traumas.. but in all this a bit more.  "Well sir, you SAID you were a dom and they're always truthful and of course you ordering me to eat monkey shit was a sign of twue devotion...and now you don't call me anymore?!" Youthful enthusiasm makes them venerable.  I believe that a person needs to experience all stages of maturity.  Let kids be kids, let teens be teens, let young adults be young adults without interference from those of us who been there already.  That's all I'm saying.
 
They may be seen as "thinking outside the box".. but what happens is they are rattling around in just another box.
 

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ORIGINAL: LATEXBABY64

very well put Lotus  :)