vield
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Interesting topic. The one thing which will always draw my attention to a potential partner is that I feel a charisma from them which feels attractive and compatible to me. If this charisma is small, the attraction is small. If it is great, so is the attraction. That is the first need. This being present does not mean that the other will be a compatible partner, but it does mean a possibility exists. Next I need to determine that the person is very intelligent. They need not have education, they need not have experience in the scene, but they need to be bright persons. During the period of getting to know the potential partner I seek to determine if the person values and posesses honesty and mutual respect. without these it is not possible to develope the deep degree of mutual trust one needs to give or receive a deep surrender to the wishes of the other. There are likes and dislikes I have as we all do, but most of these are minor and can be worked out or negotiated if the mental and emotional connection is good. There are mutual limits which need to be communicated, explored and respected mutually. It may end up that one partner has a limit which bars a major neeed of the other from being met. there can still be a wonderful BD/SM relationship in this case, but the partner who lacks a need will need to find that met eventually with others. As long as this is consensual for all, it works. I am a switch, and I use the term partner here , because the needs I list above which I must have met when I submit to another are the same needs I have with someone who consents to submit to me.
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As always, your mileage may vary! vield
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