MsIncognito -> RE: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff (11/27/2005 5:57:30 PM)
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I think others have addressed the main points in the post already so I won't repeat any of that advice. One thing I will add is that you may want to perhaps reconsider your "Must be experienced" requirement. IMO, it's not a matter of the blind leading the blind. It's a matter of learning, growing and developing something that is mutually satisfactory together. Trying to assess experience is tricky. Just because a guy says he has been a Dom for 5, 10 or 20 years and can even prove that by involvement in the community and providing references doesn't mean he's any good at it. Just because he's been doing it for a long time doesn't mean he's been doing it well. When I first joined the scene I thought that experience was important for the same reason you state. It took me about 3 months to figure out that experience isn't all it's cracked up to be after being involved with a Dom who has been involved in the local community for 7 years. Yet for all this 'experience' he hadn't yet progressed past the Castle Realm Dom 101 stuff. It was a real eye opener, that's for sure. Now I look for chemistry, creativity and integrity. Experience isn't necessary but an ability and desire to learn is.
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