BlackPhx
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Respectfully I must disagree beloved Master. Everyone, even a child must be accorded a small amount of respect upon first meeting. at least for me. Where it goes from there, up or down, depends on them. Yes it is courtesy and manners (something few people exhibit these days) that help to build on that initial respect on both sides, but please consider: - We respect the personal space of another upon meeting. We don't grab, hug, kiss, pinch, grope or toss them to the floor and beat them there upon first meeting them, until they have indicated by body language that it is acceptible.
- We respect their right and turn to speak without interruption or rude and snide comments. One could place this under courtesy but it is also respect. We may offer the courtesy of our consideration regarding what they have to say, but we respect their right to say it.
- You respect my right to have an opinion and you always have from the very moment we met (or at least it seemed that way), but you accord me the courtesy and leeway to speak that opinion even if it does not match your own.
- A person respects your property line and your property rights (well save for those who try to rob you) and shows you the courtesy of not crossing them without showing the manners of asking to do so.
Courtesy and Manners are important, but you will never get to display them unless you offer that person a modicum of Respect just for being a person. Otherwise, far too many of those who "self-style" themselves as Dominants at clubs would just reach out and grab what is yours as if by right. Instead they respect your property and ownership by at least asking first. Those who don't are shown the error of their ways. I have met some very rude and disrespectful persons in my time, some at clubs which I attended even as a single person, they were shown the error of their ways very quickly, not only by myself, but by others who respected the rights of persons within the club to enjoy it peacefully and safely without being accosted. poenkitten
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