simplyserves -> RE: male submission (11/17/2007 2:11:12 PM)
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ORIGINAL: lateralist1 Do you see submission as a weakness in yourself or a strength? I see it in a variety of ways. Part of the enjoyment of submission is submitting to your own weakness for dominant women, in that regard it is a weakness. It's also erotic to feel weak, but this is itself not a weakness as much as an invitation to it. I also see through experience that it's not easy to submit beyond casual play, so it takes a strength of character to admit that you need a dominant woman not only because they turn you on, but because you need their guidance and control. In that sense it requires a lot of will power and strength to be denied your fantasies or to have your behavior scrutinized and controlled by another person. I would say it is very much the same for dominant people, though. Part of it is the enjoyment of succumbing to their need to be in control, which could be seen as a weakness, and part of it is taking responsibility for another person - which is stressful and requires sacrifices on their part - which is a strength. It does, however, illustrate that the idea of weakness in submissives is mostly implied because of our position and fantasies of feeling weak. A lot of submissive believe themselves to be weak, and they might be, but it doesn't come from being submissive and being submissive doesn't come from weakness, although it does play a part in the tableau of submission.
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