Keun
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ORIGINAL: HeavansKeeper When a person gets used (by the not so fun definition), they are being exploited. I know a few people for whom housework is fun, and a release of excess energy. Most however, are like me, and they find it tedious and boring. Still, it has to be done, and if there is a submissive or slave with whom I'm having a relationship, it is largely (80% +) going to be done by him, rather than myself or me paying siblings to do it for me. quote:
Some people enjoy this feeling. Persons must decide what, if any, manner of reciprocation they require to not feel exploited. Agreed only to the extent that a submissive can negotiate most anything with his/her dominant partner. I don't name one or the other in my profile, because to me, a submissive submits to the dominant, and a slave serves to my specifications, so no major difference. As to reciprocation, I suppose that is up to each dominant. In my case, there is no tit for tat negotiations. There is service, and than we get to have fun when I say... This has worked fairly well for me in my relationships. quote:
The line between "I say, you do" and feeling exploited and abused is to be drawn at the individual level. I submit that the girl in question was being used by her last owner. I disagree. Yes she was being used, but that's what owners do with slaves/properties. As she did not want to be owned and used by that particular person, she left, which is always anyone's prerogative in a relationship. She does not get martyrdom because he made her do housework... If he were making her work and taking all her money, without any set up for a future retirement/living, I might agree with you, that he maybe was taking his ownership too far for her safety, and well being. quote:
All that said, I agree with you: One of the greatest ways a s-type can serve it to let themselves get used a little bit =) Thanks, but I would intend to use him a lot more than just a little bit. Fortunately for me, this has never been a point of contention with a boy. I'm reading through some of the responses, and finding wonderful advice, except I've never heard of anyone being traumatized by having to do housework. quote:
Keun My sub (live-in) was in a relationship prior to being with Me in which she did housework almost all of the time I can understand the not getting gratification/reward/sex being frustrating, but hardly trauma that should require intense intervention... quote:
Lockit Someone forced their will upon her and left her hurting because she was negelected and treated poorly. I think we may be assuming facts not in evidence. FORCING his will upon her? She was in a relationship where she wanted more intimacy, and she didn't get it, and instead got to do a whole lot of housework she didn't want to do. Haven't we all been there? I actually wonder what her former owner would have to say in regards to the relationship, and how things went down. quote:
Any relationship after that, she is going to be looking for the signs of a similar negelect or useage. Just the word housework could trigger her and she goes into an automatic rejection of whatever it was that hurt her before. Just like using a cane and someone being afraid of the cane because someone hurt them and treated them badly with it. Future use of a cane would bring about the same reaction of rejecting it. Without healing, someone just talking about a cane could bring about her reaction. She must feel safe with you and if you are pushing in an area that someone else pushed in and she doesn't feel safe with you in some ways or is afraid you will eventually use her the same way, I can understand her feelings on it. I'm sorry, but I would skip anyone who felt housework was traumatizing, unless much uglier things were happening while housework were being done. M Perhaps I'm a bit unconventional, but I actually enjoy housework myself. I also believe in this relationship as a partnership in 'addition to' a power exchange, and thus I have absolutely no problem doing my own dirty work. I have a very 'Type A' personality which causes me to be an organizational freak in the house - something I learned long ago is to realize that not everyone has that same mentality and I can't force it upon anyone. With that, first and foremost I am a woman who loves women. I adore my partner, who happens to be my sub - not my slave. In this post, let's keep one thing in mind - I want what is best for her, always. I want her to be healthy. I want 'us' to be healthy. To Fullfig: My sub and her last Mistress parted on good terms and still speak. They both know the relationship was not healthy, and know that the terms of it were exploited. She was a WONDERFUL Dominant, and still is. They just did not work out. The bottom line is that it was My sub's very first D/s relationship and it simply was not what she needed, NOR what she 'thought' she had signed up for... therefore, YES... she was and is traumatized from many aspects of it. Carrying on here... I don't want a housekeeper. I want exactly what I have, which happens to be the following in order of significance to me: 1. Partner/Friend 2. Lover 3. Submissive ... without the first two, I would not consider the third. It's just how I roll. HK : You can call her 'Brat' if you like. Lockit - you're first two sentences in your last post are spot on. I agree that I believe she had no idea what she was getting into for her last relationship, and never liked it from the start. To throw aside My advocacy of her for a moment, she certainly could have left the moment things weren't going as she had planned - she made the choice not to because she was always given promises of "Soon", "Next week", and "Later" from her Dominant. My sub cleaned and was semi-financially responsible for a woman who did not lay a hand on her once- sexually or otherwise - for over two years before the relationship ended...with the promises of a dominant's hand always on the back burner. During that entire time, she witnessed the same Dominant playing with other subs consistently while My sub did all of her dirty work - including cleaning the dungeon after others were played with. I can't speak for anyone else, but I can certainly see the emotional turmoil that would come with that. Thank you all for your responses... ESPECIALLY the tips - I greatly appreciate them - K
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