LadyPact -> RE: Do all Dommes require tributes upfront? (1/7/2008 7:27:14 PM)
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(Using fast reply.) I have two issues with this. The first is the thinly veiled use of the word 'tribute' to mean a cash gift. As I have said many times in past threads, tribute is not necessarily payment for services rendered. If you will check the definition, it doesn't mean what many have come to accept as monetary exchange. Tribute, in fact, is any offering. In times past, I have asked for a sub to bring Me lilacs when they are in bloom, or a book I have been wanting to read. Even something as simple as a card with a personal note written inside. These things are also tribute, so if you want to look at the broader spectrum, then yes, sometimes I have asked for tribute for a first meet. However, since most people don't see such things as a box of chocolate or flowers on a first meet, very much the same as you would bring a small token gift to a first 'nilla date, I'll let you come to the conclusion on your own. What I think you're driving at, however, is the question of are there Dommes out there who still engage in casual play, without asking for monetary compensation. I can assure you that there are, because I am one of them. It's not especially in vogue, but I still get a real thrill from casual play. There are still a few of Us around. It's just a matter of looking for Us when you least espect it. Edited to replace a m for an n.
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