bipolarber
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I'm not sure about this one... is witholding parts of your history considered lying? I ask this, seriously, because I've been in the scene now for 20+ years, and I've found (paradoxically) that telling people about a my experiences seems to intimidate them more than make them feel at ease. This is especially true if a potential partner is fairly new. For some reason, they think they might be a disappointment to me, in comparison to things that happened years ago. It's all nonsense, of course. (You don't hate eating at a friend's BBQ cookout, just because you went to a steak house last year.) Still, when I've given a fairly accurate rundown of my history, it seems to put people off. So, I occasionally withold info, simply because I want to get closer to them, rather than run them off. Luckily, these days, I'm in a relationship with a Domme who seems to be more intrigued than intimidated. One thing I won't ever withold, or lie about (if it is lying) is my medical history. Any potential partner should have full access to that information, so they can make an informed risk assessment before playing with me. I'm perfectly clean, but like anyone who's been sexually active for a couple of decades, you're bound to pick something up once in a while. (In my case, I once picked up some tiny livestock, and another time contracted Hep B, but that was 15 years ago. I've long since kicked that infection and can now even give blood again, if I want to.)
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