HarryVanWinkle
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ORIGINAL: iammachine quote:
but should be all about US? No, it really is all about me. Kidding, I agree with you, stockingluvr. I agree too. In fact, that's my point. Any relationship, even an absolute TPE relationship, based solely on fulfilling the needs and desires of only one member will not succeed for very long. Any "Dominant" who thinks she deserves and can have such a relationship is not a Dominant, she's a sociopath, a person totally lacking in a sense of empathy. And yet, I see countless profiles on this site for "Dominants," who are looking for exactly that. They say, "Do NOT tell ME about your kinks. I don't care about your kinks. Only mine matter." In their journals, they go on and on about the failures of various submissives to live up to their expectations and bemoan the lack of "Real Slaves." And, in a way, they're right. If their definition of a "Real Slave" is someone whose sense of self worth is so low as to be able to devote himself, body, mind and soul to her desires, with no thought for his own gratification, and yet is Successful and Attractive, then there are indeed, no "Real Slaves." The only places they're likely to find men with so low a sense of self worth is on Skid Row, slowly commiting suicide by alcohol and drugs, or in the grave yard, having succeeded in doing so. For any relationship to succeed, long term, it must fulfill the needs and desires of ALL the people engaged in it.
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