InvisibleBlack
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ORIGINAL: DesFIP He is thanks be, laid back and not very demanding. He isn't sadistic so he isn't going to demand I clean the floor with a toothbrush in order to get his kicks from it. I think a lot of the self identifying strict masters are actually using that to get their sadism needs met instead of being honest about needing an outlet for their desire to hurt someone. So they make stupid rules that cannot be obeyed in order to have an excuse to punish. Of course this leads to the end of the relationship as the sub gives up trying to please knowing she's being set up to fail. And then of course the doms claim she wasn't a true sub. When actually what she wasn't was an emotional masochist and had never claimed to be. I was impossible to handle until he had proved himself competent at handling things in my eyes. And my standards are very high. But his dominance has nothing to do with his desire to micromanage. He just wants life as he wants it. However I have to admit that I would never be compatible with someone who micromanaged the kitchen or chores. It doesn't matter if the floor is washed today or tomorrow or if the laundry is started in the morning or after dinner. It just matters that it gets done. Anybody who interfered needlessly with those kinds of things, and assumed I was too dumb to realize the laundry basket was full, is not someone I judge competent at prioritizing. I don't get that if I have to say I can't do that, that he automatically becomes the sub. Around here his response is to ask what the problem is. Scheduling conflict, lack of understanding how to do the task, lack of physical ability to accomplish it. He could order me to open a new jar of pickles until the cows come home and it won't do anything. I don't have the strength needed. What happened to communication? I brat sometimes when we're both in the mood for it. It's a way for me to invite play and sex without risking rejection. And of course, it's fun for both of us. I agree with you, Des. I probably shouldn't have used the terms "laid back" and "not very demanding" but I couldn't think of another synonym for "passive" at the time. I'm not claiming that a Dom needs to be sadistic or micromanaging to be a successful Dom. I am saying that a couple of times with some couples over the course of a few years, I have seen the dynamic in the relationship shift. Maybe another way to put it is - a highly competent sub can get frustrated with a not overly competent or decisive Dom, and begin "topping from the bottom" not just in the bedroom but in their overall lives, not deliberately but more (I think) out of a desire to get things done and often without either of them directly realizing it at first. Sadistic or supportive, micromanging or laid back, bratty or compliant I would view more as different implementations of the D/s dynamic. The sub making the decisions or "calling the shots" would be a reversal. Does that seem clearer?
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