Poetryinpain
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ORIGINAL: ExSteelAgain There is an inherent problem in a relationship that has a dominant “protecting” a submissive. If the submissive comes to depend on the dominant for advice, nurturing or simple friendship, the dominant is gaining control over her. (Works the same for all sexual persuasions…just using male Dom and female sub for example). If the dominant is giving her ANYTHING from comforting words, explanations or rules to follow she will become dependent on him. As a dominant and having the understanding that ANYTHING I give her will increase the likelihood that she will end up dependent and under my control, if I really want to help her, I will steer clear of giving her advice or whatever. I’ll introduce her to a submissive friend, introduce her to a group and be generally friendly, but that’s it. This is also self-serving for me because if she becomes used to whatever guidance I’m giving her, she will feel entitled to it. She will become angry and definitely not my friend if she loses her "right" to my gift of protection/guidance/control. Giving a submissive guidance equals control and power over her is it in a nutshell, but everyone on both sides already knew that. This applies in any relationship of any flavor or orientation. I have at times given advice and support to a female vanilla friend, only to find that she is an emotional black hole - the more I pour in, the more she demands of me. Pretty soon I find myself practically carrying her through life. Then I have to wean her from my support, which usually ends the friendship, as it was never truly a friendship but an exercise in co-dependency. She needed me to make her decisions, and I needed to feel superior, mentally, morally, and emotionally. The 'Lady Bountiful' syndrome, I call it - and I'm not even a dominant person. To be on the 'giving' end of this arrangement can be a heady experience. But it becomes draining - all the work is one-sided, and there is no positive feedback. It also does the 'receiving' partner no good. Sometimes a person needs to have negative things happen in order to learn a lesson. Old proverbs often become popular because they are true. 'Once burned, twice shy' is apropos here - once you get burned by a bad encounter, you are going to be more careful in your choice next time. At least I hope you are. I will be there for someone to help them over the roughest spots of recovery, but I'm not going to shroud them in cotton batting to protect them from life's sharp edges. Nobody did that for me, and I'm glad I learned my own lessons - I remember them better. pip, proud alumna of the School of Hard Knocks *edited because I got distracted
< Message edited by Poetryinpain -- 4/17/2008 10:05:48 AM >
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