gypsygrl -> RE: Could it be just anyone? (9/30/2008 4:02:12 PM)
|
I often refer to myself as a doormat, but that's usually in the context of a relationship. If I like someone, yeah, I'll want to do stuff for them even if its only in the interests of friendship. And, if I like someone and they give me an order I'll generally follow it. 'Cause, ya know, I'm like that. I don't play casually, or submit casually, but I will submit as a way of finding out if I should keep submitting to someone. And, I'll play as a way of finding out if I should keep playing with someone. So, it might appear that I'm 'submitting to just anyone' but in actuality, I'm testing the waters...in my experience, you can tell a lot about a dominant by how they handle being submitted to and, in my mind, its pretty important information to have early on. Finding out about their style of dominance in practice is, for me, part of the whole getting to know them thing. Someone might be a great person who I'd love to be friends with, but not the d-type for me. For me, because I'm something of a doormat, it helps to find out if they respect me once they figure out I'm a doormat. Seriously, not everyone can handle us matty- types. :) I'm not sure what kind of vibe you're picking up on from men, but I think there's a noticable tendency by many men to treat all women in the lifestyle as little more than blow up dolls. Many a time, I've gotten the sense that a guy thinks of me as a 'generic submissive' who's just needily panting for an opportunity to worship a stiff one and simply won't be fulfilled until I get that opportunity (or something like that). I think the idea that 'its not really about sex' comes as news to them and they simply have a hard time wrapping their heads around non-sexual D/s (let alone, non-sexual SM play.) I guess what I'm wondering is if this is a D/s thing, or a M/F thing.
|
|
|
|