Jeptha
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ORIGINAL: SteelofUtah quote:
ORIGINAL: Goddess2002 I aksed the same question...her theory is that while men dominate out of insecurity, women dominate out of anger. Of course, this topic could go so deep one could do a dissertation on it... Wow so her contention is that Domination comes from a negative place.... I was wondering something similar; would your friend see a "normal" relationship as the only healthy and balanced one? I would guess not necessarily. I would guess (and it's just a guess) that she'd see dominance as a sort of coping mechanism. Some coping mechanisms are healthier than others (like drinking excessively, say). This is not to say that I agree with your friend, Goddess2002, but I do like this kind of stuff. Thanks for sharing it. Some might say it's mental masturbation of a sort (and another sort of coping mechanism, perhaps - maybe one in which we get busy explaining away stuff to neutralize what we fear?), ; but what's wrong with masturbation? quote:
...I would offer the question of where the desire to Dominate comes from how Anger and Insecurity lead someone to desire Control over another being rather than take it internally?.... Well, lets see - the standard script would be that males want to control or own (or punish) mommy....maybe because mommy was less available or attentive to them when they needed her. For women, I dunno. Something about taking the wind out of pop's sails, rendering him more human, less aloof and powerful, maybe. I mean - just to throw some more guesses out there, while I'm in the business. Goddess's friend might have a whole different angle on it.
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