Focus50 -> RE: How do I get my man confortable with his role as a master (12/10/2005 2:05:51 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Tazgirlx I thank all of you for this excellent thread and the wisdom you've shared here. I'm struggling with this issue also with my sex partner of 9 years. Master Michael and firefly, Your stated questions and advice have led me to ask who I am and what I want with more clarity than I've ever imagined. Scene play or sensation play are terms I've never heard before and are seemingly what both he and I have truly been after. I understand now the title of Master is all encompassing within a relationship and not a role to be taken on and then shed when "play time" is over. That his fear (and mine also I now realize) of fully engaging in the sexual activities of BDSM would "change" our relationship has been due to his not wanting to be a Dom to me because its not who he IS. This understanding now leaves me to wonder however, if what we as a couple want is to only "play", where do we fit in here or within any part of the BDSM community? I've never considered before that others were actually LIVING the lifestyle 24/7 by whatever means are appropriate at any given time. Now with this being clear to me I feel the loss of a community I'd imagined being a part of. OR, am I wrong? If honest about themselves, is there a welcome mat somewhere for those who only wish to "play" while developing a deeper understanding of the desires they posses for BDSM activity? Thank You again, Taz Individual D/s or M/s relationships cover the full spectrum of variety and I doubt there are 2 the same.... Some are strictly authoritarian 24/7 and others are simply light play or kink orientated etc and may have no control dynamic outside of that play at all. The level of control is entirely up to the individuals concerned to decide - there is NO ONE TRUE WAY! You have a partner of *9* years and that sounds like a successful relationship to me. It doesn't matter how hard or light you choose to play, or whether you choose to switch or even if D/s is part of your dynamic outside of play - if it's what you enjoy and need in your relationship together, then you are living a D/s or M/s relationship and don't let anyone tell you differently! Even within the general BDSM community, there will always be those who have a greater control dynamic than yourselves and there'll be those who only dabble around the edges for excitement or whatever. And there'll probably be very few who can match your 9 years together - that's something for the majority of community to be envious of you! Personally, I need a greater control and ownership dynamic than just play but, for eg, I have no interest in Gor and I also have many personal limits where play is concerned - and I'm the one in charge! Probably the most important thing is to find a partner with needs that match each other as close as possible. You seem to have that.... [:)] You are wrong, of course you belong here! Focus.
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