MusicalBoredom -> RE: regarding fake doms and wanna bes. (7/28/2009 1:04:25 PM)
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I did read all of this before I decided to type a response. (Who know why!!!) The following is my personal opinion based on my own experiences. I don't like the terms "fake" or "wanna be" because I really try hard to keep my personal judgments to myself. In the years that I've been on this earth I have come to realize that what I believe true today may change tomorrow as I see a new perspective or gain new knowledge or insight. There are people people all over the internet and in real life what want different things. There are people that really only want a great online relationship, there are people looking for one time roleplay, there are people who want to find a casual sex partner and people looking for the person of their real life dreams. I don't think any of those people are fake or wrong. They may not be what I'm looking for but certainly that doesn't invalidate what THEY are looking for. I grew up in a small town in Mississippi. I knew the things that I thought about but didn't know anyone else had the same thoughts. I think it was Rocky Horror that showed me my first glimpse of leather in the 70s. I started being open about who I was. I dated people who were submissive and that was part of it. We had some BD type play but just made it up. I don't think we were "wanna be" anything. We did exactly what we wanted. In the early 80s I found compuserve and some BDSM forums. That was first interaction with people that thought as I did. If it weren't for that online experience, I don't think I would have ever looked elsewhere so I really don't think online is a bad thing at all. Over the years, I have traveled, had good and bad BDSM experiences, attended gatherings and clubs and spent sometime online. I haven't looked online for a real life person in a very long time but I have still gained new information or insight from the internet community. I think all of these forums and differing perspectives hold the potential for me to learn something. The same can be said for actual personal encounters. The bottom line for me is that there is room for everyone to be whoever they want to be. I don't think they are "fake" any more than I am "fake" for wearing deodorant or cologne to change the natural aroma of my being.
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