julietsierra
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Personally, I'd explore the doormat feelings. Feeling like a doormat in situations like this can often be a reaction to the impotency you feel. Impotency: the inability to change what's happening to you. But here's the deal... As you begin exploring WHY you feel impotency - and when you do this, the "why" should never include this other girl's name. NOT: I feel impotent because she interrupts. MAYBE: I feel impotent because I feel like I don't matter as much as she does. I'd vote for the idea that your dominant is waiting for you to find your center. He's waiting for you to overcome your jealousies and remember that the person you're in this relationship with is him. Instead of looking for all the reasons to be upset, begin finding reasons to feel good when you're in his presence. She calls at 4 in the morning, but YOU'RE the one in bed with him. It's not a tit-for-tat thing. It's not a neener neener neener moment. It's recalling that she exists, but when he's with you, even if she calls, HE'S WITH YOU. I know you don't want to hear niceties about her, but it very well could be that instead of being the conniving bitch you're painting her to be, she just MIGHT be feeling left out and needy. She just MIGHT be trying, in some small way - even if it is misguided - to be a part of the life of this person you both care about so much. And she just MIGHT be insecure herself. So, if this is the case, how is she behaving any differently from you? Ok, she takes steps to make herself feel better. She calls, etc. And so, just perhaps she's not as far along in this process as you are. If being kind to her because your Master wants her too isn't working for you, you might just want to have a little compassion for the woman and instead of building more insecurity for her and more resentment for you, start taking her phone calls as a signal that maybe she wants to be included as well. Five or ten minutes of inclusion goes a long way - y'know? In the end, take a look at the fact that your Master is with you. He's trying to help you feel good about your position with him and he's waiting for you to grow. You might try finding the good things she is capable of instead of looking for all the things she does wrong. And yes, I used to be the second girl in a relationship. When the person who was first began doing that, things improved substantially between us. She and I, seven years after that relationship ended, are still very close friends - even though she and her Master eventually went their own ways. Now, I'm in a relationship where I'm the collared slave. When the next person and I first met, she wanted to hate me. I approached our new relationship the way I've said here and slowly we're becoming friends - even though, initially, she didn't really want to. It's taken both of us being willing to recall who we're in a relationship with and recognizing that this is what he wants. And then it took us both looking for the good things in each other to beat down the walls of distrust. It is possible. juliet Edited to add that I replied to the OP but did so at the bottom of the page - AGAIN. I am not contesting your comments littlesarbonn - except for one thing. Lazy Dom Syndrome or not, the OP just might be further ahead if she doesn't lay blame for what's happening and simply begins to find a solution for herself. Even if the relationship doesn't last, at least she's learned more about herself. And if the relationship does last, then she's learned more about herself AND she's got a pretty darn good relationship to boot.
< Message edited by julietsierra -- 10/13/2007 7:00:23 AM >
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