Ialdabaoth -> RE: please help (5/5/2008 10:06:32 AM)
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This is always a nasty situation to be in, for everyone involved. The thing is, he may not realize how he's making you feel. You need to sit down and have a long heart-to-heart with him on this subject, and remember that all three of you are human beings - beautiful and imperfect - and are liable to have a lot of baggage and unrealized internal desires going into this. It may not be possible to treat the situation with the compassion it requires without addressing it several times, and being very forgiving and understanding throughout the process. At the same time, the burden can't be entirely on you to be the only one being 'forgiving and understanding'. You may have to help them to understand what 'forgiving and understanding' means, in this context. But there's going to have to be a balance between being taken advantage of and giving up too easily, and only you can find that balance. In the BDSM scene, we're lucky in that we have a more open form of negotiation and trust-building than most 'vanilla' relationships. Use that. Rely on it. But don't assume it's there, and don't take it for granted. It's going to need to be nurtured on all three of your parts', before you're all capable of handling this fully. I guarantee that if you do so, though, you'll all come out stronger - no matter how the relationship proceeds.
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