ShaktiSama -> RE: Watering Down Female Dominance (2/22/2009 7:12:27 PM)
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ORIGINAL: newgirlswitch Sometimes I do wonder if dominant men create alter ego sub profiles for the sole purpose of whining in the domme forums. In my experience, dominant men who want to be a pain in the ass on this forum just post to "Ask a Mistress" as dominant men; they don't bother with subterfuge and they aren't shy about their abhorrent views. The passive aggression you're talking about seems to be the hallmark of submissive personalities more often than dominant personalities, although obviously there are exceptions to every rule. The idea that being "submissive" means that you lose all desire and appetite to exercise power and control in your life is also a false one, imho. Very few people are completely abject about their submission; there are always limits and boundaries. This is why I don't think the men who try to "water down" female dominance would be happier with the dominant role in their relationships. They want to be submissive--perhaps even need to be submissive--but they have boundary issues over and above the norm, which are obstacles to intimacy. Most of the things that reluctant submissives say and do are forms of "bargaining", designed to mitigate the power of potential partners and make it less scary and threatening to surrender to that power. Essentially, they don't want to be stripped of the armor they are wearing, they don't want to be exposed, they don't want to be weak, they don't want to be vulnerable and helpless. They fantasize about being dominated and/or hurt, but the reality is too frightening to cope with. I tend to assume that submissives like this, male and female, will be a lot happier when they find someone who can make them comfortable. Knowing that they are safe with their dominant(s) of choice will probably make all the difference. I have to say, though, that I feel really sorry for the ones who are so scared that they are deliberately shutting everyone out, or holding them at arm's length. The strategies are no different for males than they are for females: being abrasive, evasive, defiant, coquettish, argumentative etc. are all things I've seen in both sexes.
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