ELUSIVE1
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ORIGINAL: EvilGeoff I'll play at BDSM events with relative (or total) strangers after some negotiation and conversation. I have DM's, friends, and/or leather family as witnesses or help if needed. _I_ have reputation to maintain within our local BDSM community as a responsible Top, a good player, a teacher, an experienced Dom, etc. I'm also a play slut. I want witnesses around so if an accusation is ever made, I don't have to say a word, others will speak up and say "Hey! That is NOT the way it went down." *grins and shrugs* I also host play parties in my home. Again, it's nice having witnesses to keep everyone honest about what's going on and what's been said. I invite people to my home if I feel I can trust _them_, and if they are comfortable with the invite they accept, if not, they decline, no hard feelings, no pressure, no problem. And maybe they will feel comfortable next time. *shrugs* No biggy, either way. If I don't feel like I can trust them (or if janey gets a bad "feeling" about someone), they don't get invited to my home for one of our parties. It's that simple. Do I advocate safe meeting practices? Absolutely. I also advocate personal responsibility, and adults being able to make adult choices for themselves. If that means someone makes choices that are riskier than choices I would make, that's okay. I won't jump out of a perfectly good working airplane to float to the ground under a parachute. Others do it for fun. I used to free climb rock faces... at 46 I find that pastime far riskier than I did at 21. Note that I say I _USED_ to free climb! *LOL* We all may choose the level of risk we are comfortable with, and then pursue a course of action based on that level of acceptable risk. What's comfortable for me may be terrifying for someone else. Does that make it wrong for me? I don't think so... YIK, - Geoff Thankyou...I was going to point out that 'socials' have dungeon Masters, and the community watching that gives the opportunity to play safely...beyond that, I have only been meeting 'friends of friends'...it has worked out well for me thus far
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"Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality" *Poe http://alt.com/blog/ELUSIVE1NC http://users.adultspace.com/ELUSIVE1NC/
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