MadRabbit -> RE: When Doms lie/cheat/break promises? (8/9/2008 8:06:46 PM)
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ORIGINAL: curiousPAlady I dont know where to ask this, so I hope here is ok. I have read posts about what Doms do when the sub lies, disobeys, does something wrong, etc. She would be somehow "dealt" with, or released. But I havent read a post about what a sub does when her Dom lies to her, or cheats on her, or breaks his promise or commitment to her. She can leave the relationship of course. But if he wants her as his sub, but wont acknowledge what he has done, what should she do? What are some options for the sub, to try to save the relationship? How can she ever trust him again? I know the power dynamic is different, and its not him being "disobedient". But how do Doms "fix" things if they are the ones who lie, cheat, break promises, etc.? What is the equivalent response when its the Dom who has done "wrong"? How can the relationship be repaired when its the Dom who is at fault? By owning up to it and striving to fix whatever behavior caused the insecurity and the breach in trust. If the goal of the relationship is for one partner to be vulnerable to the other, then that partner has to create a secure environment where there is no fear that such vulnerability will be trampled on. This isn't an entirely easy feat, because dominants aren't perfect and we're just human. My own behaviors and my own baggage has caused and still causes problems with my partner and past partners. Each mistake I make, I learn more about me as a person and what I need to do to be "better." You take steps forward and you take steps backward. I think it's highly unrealistic not to expect to take steps back with any dominant unless they are someone who has already invested a lot of time and energy into fixing their own baggage and issues. However, if they aren't willing to own up to what they did and take responsibility for it, then it's my suggestion to find another partner. Without that element, then you won't be able to take steps forward after going backward.
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