Rover
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Thank you for making the distinction between a professional Dominatrix and Domme, which you were relectant accept previously. In other words, a relationship is no sure thing. A business transaction is.
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No business transaction is a sure thing.
That clearly was not your inference when you said:
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The ProDomme is readily available to most submissives and fetishes in Her geographic area, at least those who are clean, odor free and compatable with Her repetoir. Whereas, the submissive must gain the Dominant's attention, woo Her with gifts and precious time, and then perhaps too often face rejection. The numbers are against him even before he has made his investment in gifts and time.
Your clear inference was that a submissive runs the risk of spending plenty of time and effort on a Dominant with no result, but that a Pro was a sure thing so long as the minimum requirements of being clean, odor free and willing to accept her repetoire are met. You can't have it both ways. Either it's a sure thing or it's not. If it's not, perhaps you should consider some truth in advertising.
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Every business transaction is a form of relationship, and every relationship includes an exchange of value of some kind, although many bury that thought in romance and sentimentality.
Can you describe for me any relationship you have outside of being a Dominatrix that includes romance and sentimentality? Or could it be that the business relationship you have with your clients isn't really very much like any other business relationship, and that you're really comparing apples and oranges?
And for the record... are you selling romance and sentimentality or B/D and S/M?
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Ask yourself, would you remain in a relationship if there were no payoff for you? Not if you are stable and intelligent, I don't think.
And the point I was making is... is the payoff for you the money, or the relationship? If no relationship would exist without you're monetary payoff, then comparing it to other non-money based relationships isn't really very accurate.
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Ask yourself this question... is the relationship predicated upon the power exchange, or the money exchange? Would the relationship cease if money no longer changed hands? Quite simply, that answer will reveal whether you have a power exchange relationship or a buiness relationship.
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Chicken and egg question.
Not at all... simple question, actually. If there is no power exchange without money, but there is money without power exchange... well, you may not like the answer but it's pretty clear to me. No chicken, no egg... just a monetary relationship.
And I'm not saying monetary relationships are "bad" or "wrong". Just that there's no compelling reason not to recognize them for what they are.
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Knowingly repeating myself here, would the power exchange cease if value ceased? I think so.
But the "value" upon which the relationship is based is different. In a money based relationship you can remove the power exchange so long as the money continues to be exchanged, and the "value" has not been diminished. In a power exchange relationship you can remove any exchange of money so long as the power exchange continues, and the "value" has not been diminished. The two types of relationships are clearly predicated upon different value systems.
John
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