NuevaVida
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ORIGINAL: MasterAramis quote:
yes... I am very much aware that there are different dynamics.... but that doesn't mean that we can't learn from them just the same. Enlighten me please, what would a submissive know of being a slave??? Maybe I can help. I was a slave for four years Now I am unowned, and consider myself a submissive, until such time I might have a Master again. Therefore, I could tell you a lot about being a slave, even though I currently am not a slave. Getting to your OP, however, I can share my perspective, which may be very different from other slaves' perspectives. I have experienced extended time without contact from my Master. I did not run amok, nor did I feel abandoned because of it. The reasons for my feeling abandoned had to do with the fact that I was emotionally starving and no longer thriving. The result of this was to cause me to begin to whither and become very depressed. I did not and I still do not find this to be "silly." I find it to be a human emotional response to feeling ignored and uncared about. Whether or not my feelings were tied to truth did not change what my emotional response was. Just as I have a responsibility for the care and feeding of my owned cat, I strongly believe an owner of any pet - human or otherwise - has a responsibility for its care and feeding, in this case, emotional. Unexplained lack of communication or contact does not contribute to such care and feeding; it deters from it. Now that I am an "unowned slave" (for lack of a better term), I am not running amok or feeling helpless or lost and confused. I miss my former Master like crazy, but I am utilizing the skills he and I both taught me and relying on my own wisdom, intelligence and strength to move forward with my life. Oh, and for what it's worth, it was that extended time away which ultimately destroyed our relationship, leaving me to question my own fortitude, loyalty and sense of commitment. But if your pet starves it suffers and eventually meets its demise. What might cause one slave to emotionally starve might be different than another. But eventually, if a person is not fed, the person ceases to thrive.
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