sleuthingsub -> RE: The confused, nervous, slightly insecure femdom of your dreams (7/14/2008 10:13:27 AM)
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ORIGINAL: AAkasha From the submissive side though, have you been in situations where your new partner - who may be honestly interested, learning, etc. - is very clearly kind of hitting a road bump of "what do I do now?" -- and how does that affect you? Does it impact your ability to feel submissive or vulnerable? Well, my girlfriend (GigglingGoddess) and I have hit a few rough spots along the way unfortunately. I'll give my perspective on it. After I told my girlfriend about my submissive tendencies, to my delight and surprise she opted to experiment, and see if she liked being in control. Unfortunately, I believe she (and perhaps me, through my body language) put too much pressure on herself for things to be enjoyable. I have never felt as utterly horrible as the times when she cried. We talked a lot about what was upsetting her, and I attempted to change my behaviour when I could. I also continued to offer her encouragment and try to build her confidence in everyday life as well. I just wanted her to be happy and confident in herself, and not worry about not living up to expectations. I never felt that I was less submissive just because she didn't go from innoccent to kinkmaster3000 in a day though. If anything, I appreciated that she cared so much about me that she was worried about hurting me. I wouldn't want to submit to someone who didn't care about my well being. Hmm, I also asked for some advice on the forums here, and while I recieved a lot of criticism, Akasha helped me out quite a bit with information, advice, and support. Yes, this is me sucking up to you Akasha. Enjoy it. Seriously though, if more people in all walks of life were as quick to offer advice and support instead of a condescending rebuke, we'd be a lot better off. Okay, getting preachy and sidetracked, where were we? Well... the point that I can't seem to make (long day in the lab...) is that dommes are people too, and it's only natural that they not be confident 100 percent of the time. If I can always be there to support my girlfriend in everday life and try to make her see how amazing she truely is, her confidence ought to carry over into the bdsm part of our relationship. If all else fails, I remind her that she totally kicks my ass at Lego Star Wars.
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