mc1234 -> RE: Unruley and insulting behavior (1/8/2009 10:10:44 AM)
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This sounds a bit like something that happened in a past relationship of mine. I apologize for it being long, but it sounded so familiar. We weren't long-distance, but only saw one another about once a month. There were several occasions on the phone where I was being flip, mouthy, less than respectful. It started small, with me showing a bit of sass, then was punished for it next time we saw one another. Then after that time, I had subdrop pretty badly for a few days, and when we spoke it came through and I was just a bit more dismissive - in fact, remembering now, I actually hung up on him, which infuriated him - rightly so. I was punished for that one as well. Mind you, between these calls, things were fine. I was repentent, felt bad about my behavior; he guided me accordingly and hey, everyone makes mistakes. But something niggled in the back of my mind about it - that's just not like me, that sort of reaction, and I couldn't put my finger on what was going on. Then we were talking another time, and I started feeling the weird feeling starting up in me again, but I was clearly frustrated. What it boils down to is that we had communication issues. I felt he was not listening to me - not hearing me. He liked to pontificate and I was meant to say 'yes, Master' and agree, but eventually, a few months down the road, this became bitter to me - I wasn't able to express myself, even respectfully, and have him actually listen to me. I felt backed into a corner and a bit undervalued - we'd get into these circular discussions which just went nowhere. And of course, I wasn't doing a good job of communicating that to him either. My 'yes Master-ing' shouldn't have ever begun - I should have spoken up at the start of the relationship, not held myself back as much, so that he would have been used to my expressing myself more. So we were both at fault, and really, couldn't grow past it and it ended. Has this behavior always existed for your slave? If this is new behavior, perhaps the strain of LD is getting to him and he's frustrated, both physically and emotionally? Perhaps when moving into 'anger' mode you insist you get off the phone and have him express himself in an email to you rather than verbally? I know I do much better getting things down 'on paper' rather than talking about it. And then when you reply, he will know he's been heard. Or perhaps he's just a brat. [;)]
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