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Dealing with distance - 1/21/2008 9:13:29 PM   
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My pet/sub and I have been together for a few years now and playing with our dynamics for a while. At one point, he was living with me, and that was when we really pushed our mutual fondness for the 24/7 dynamic to its peak. We came up with certain routines - I'd leave him things to do while I was at class, and he loved it - he's the eager-to-please sort, so he was probably even more excited about getting things done than I was about having them done for me.

Point is, he had to move back home - out of state - due to financial troubles. We're doing fine; our relationship was strictly online and phone-based for a long while before we ever met in person. But we both want to rekindle our old Master/pet set up, and I'm trying to come up with substitutes for all those little day-to-day things we used to like so much. Simple things - he always got the door, always had lunch waiting for both of us when I got home, wore what I told him to - that kind of stuff.

Basically, he's looking for things he can do, and I'm looking for things to give him. Can anyone suggest anything?
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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/21/2008 9:31:34 PM   
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Keeping up with your online calendar.
Doing research about topics that interest you.
Going through the headlines and picking out those that would interest you.
Serving in his community on your behalf.
Working as a volunteer for you favorite charity.

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 5:50:25 AM   
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MasterFireMaam - wow, those are some neat ideas and I doubt I would have thought of them myself. I'll be mentioning the calendar one to him when I talk to him next. (The others are going to need a little more planning.)

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 5:58:03 AM   
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Umm forgive me but a few years youve been together and your all of 19. When did you make this discovery about you being a Dom? Im very courious on this one.

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 6:13:38 AM   
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does he kneel at an alter for you daily?
is there a mantra he is expected to recite sevearl times a day?
is he required to shave bare for you?
is he allowed to masturbate?

let your imagination run wild...

perhaps an exercise routien?
perhaps a speech restriction?
what about some special pain time with clothes pins?
does he journal some where you can see it daily?

so many ideas are flooding right now.....*grin*.....if you want more just ask.



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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 7:39:31 AM   
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Are we looking at high school drop outs here? Im waiting to see how you answer wisteriaV.

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 7:41:29 AM   
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Ahhhhhh, young love. High school sweethearts. 

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 8:36:36 AM   
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Sounds like maybe they had an online relationship while they both lived at their parents' home, moved in together when they graduated, then finances kicked them in the ass and one had to move back home. Or something like that.

Doesn't seem too unusual a circumstance to me.

*shrug*

I don't think 19 is all that young to know your lifestyle preferences. I've known I was a masochist since I was like 4 or 5, heh. Kudos to these kids for making a difficult lifestyle work for them for so long. A lot of older adults can't maintain that kind of commitment.

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 8:39:03 AM   
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Sad to hear you 2 had to split, is hard on any age


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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 8:56:57 AM   
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Well, this took an odd turn.

I'm in my second year of college. We had an online thing going for my last year or so of high school; met up right after I started college. He was living with me last September. He's a few years older but between schools right now.

Kids these days, right?

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 9:03:59 AM   
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Well, this took an odd turn.

I'm in my second year of college. We had an online thing going for my last year or so of high school; met up right after I started college. He was living with me last September. He's a few years older but between schools right now.

Kids these days, right?


not to me, we al started once....


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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 9:08:03 AM   
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Hey, I was doing D/s in my teens, before I knew there was a name for it!  We should be happy when kids play nice together. :)

Crouchingtigress had some fab suggestions!  But, I have to say that it can be very hard to keep the momentum going in these situations when school and work are sucking up your life.  You'll both have to work at it, and if you want it, you will have way more to do when you get back together in real time.

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 9:14:18 AM   
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I  think they dislike the word kids...because it takes away the seriousness from the subject.
(even though for us they might be that....I always disliked it too..lol)


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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 10:15:59 AM   
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Um yeah, I should probably address the original question of the OP too.

I'm not exactly in a long distance relationship, but one of the boys I see has quite a drive to come see me, and I have family responsibilities, so getting face time together can be difficult. So far we've managed every other week or so, but between those times it's all IM and phone. On some level, I feel your pain.

I tend to be kind of a mush head, so take these suggestions with a grain of salt.

- Have you considered buying him a webcam? I've never been a big fan of domming through cam, but if you don't get to see a person you care about for long periods of time, sometimes it's nice just to see them smile at you. You two can experiment with more kinky cam stuff, but even just making him keep a regular appointment to talk with you can help offset the distance.

- Letters. REAL MAIL. There are few things more romantic than exchanging actual letters with a lover. You can make him write to you once a week. You can ask him to include a small item with the letter that reminded him of you, or to include something that would remind you of him. (A pressed flower, a movie ticket, a picture of a sign, anything.) Later, both of you will cherish these letters forever. Or maybe I'm just really old school ;)

- You can still tell him what to wear as often as you like. You can even send him clothes you want him to wear. Nothing says "I miss you, boy!" like a few pairs of silk panties. (If that's your thing.)

- If you two are computer handy, you can set up a remote desktop and he can do any computer related task that you need to do. He can organize your music, manage your playlists, and upload your pictures to your online photo album (if you have one). I tend to find these tasks really tedious.

- He can adhere to a respectful and polite code of conduct regardless of whether you are present or not. This sounds like something any person should do anyway, but in practice few of us spend anytime thinking on it and keeping conscious of our behavior.

- Bedtime phone calls. Give the boy a bedtime and call to put him to bed in the evenings. Depending on your personalities this may seem annoying, but enforcing a reasonable bedtime is an excellent way to provide a little structure to his day. . .and let's face it, it's also in his best interest. Who gets enough sleep these days?

Basically , you are looking for anything that creates some kind of structure for him to follow even if it's totally arbitrary (I like you in blue. Wear something blue every day.) It can even be something fun that just forces him to think of you. . .like every time he goes to a party he takes a shot of tequila on your behalf. I often ask even my vanilla friends to do things like this as a kind of game.

So a mix of useful and arbitrary fun stuff should help a bit.

Good luck. Long distance is hard.

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 10:22:16 AM   
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quote:

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I think they dislike the word kids...because it takes away the seriousness from the subject.
(even though for us they might be that....I always disliked it too..lol)



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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 11:28:29 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Justme696

I think they dislike the word kids...because it takes away the seriousness from the subject.
(even though for us they might be that....I always disliked it too..lol)



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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 11:39:30 AM   
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OP at least your both getting an education. You cant go wrong with that. Things will work out. Have patience.

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 1:30:54 PM   
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Are we looking at high school drop outs here? Im waiting to see how you answer wisteriaV.

Now,now, now its not nice to flame remember....but if you must know ask Vanatru.

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 3:43:11 PM   
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The OP definatly dosen't sound 19 so I would venture to say she is very mature...and anyway it dosent matter how old she is...if she graduated when she was 17 (which does happen) then that's two years ago...plenty of time to live together and such. Getting off topic.

What about asking him to make paticular things to eat? Specific dinners or lunches YOU enjoy...so that you are there, even though you can't be.

I like the letter writing idea that KindLadyGrey had. I love writing letters (and recieving) and have done so many times in the past for long distance relationships.

Give him a list of chores? Simple things like making his bed a certain way, or cleaning this or that a certain way. Ask for pictures as proof. If he can't supply them (noteing you said he had financial problems) because of a lack of camera, ask him to write in detail everything he did.

Just some suggestions.

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RE: Dealing with distance - 1/22/2008 5:11:28 PM   
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ORIGINAL: viewfromthetop

Well, this took an odd turn.

I'm in my second year of college. We had an online thing going for my last year or so of high school; met up right after I started college. He was living with me last September. He's a few years older but between schools right now.

Kids these days, right?


Yes i could bread at ten and a half......

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