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LadyPact -> RE: Getting Back into it (9/28/2009 2:53:37 PM)
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Let Me put it this way. I've been in the lifestyle, then out of it, and then back in again.
I started in one place, then during the break from the lifestyle, I moved somewhere else. I was very active in that location, and then I moved again. I'm still active in the lifestyle, but not as much as when I moved a couple of months ago. As confusing as that sounds, I had to put it out there to clarify My response to you.
Yes, I've seen a lot of changes. Not just because of the passage of time, but also due to various locations. Where I started out was nothing like what I found when I got to the east coast and now the west coast is different than that. Some communities are more close knit groups due to the fact that they are smaller in size than what you might find in larger areas. Some places are heavier in protocol while others are bigger on fetishes. I guess what I'm saying on that it it's the same as the way people talk all across the country. There are different accents for different regions and you're going to find the same when it comes to the BDSM community. Each one has their own flair.
That's not to negate the passage of time factor. Over the years, there have been different influences that have helped to shape our communities. I know folks get tired of hearing Me say it, but the internet has had a big impact. More people have the information about all this at their fingertips than they ever have before. I think in some locations, that has helped the communities grow. In My opinion, we're on the verge of the next wave, which is being prompted by the influence of mass media (different subject) and that's going to have an effect as well.
Yet, I'm just one person and I've formed a lot of My opinions as I've experienced them over time. That's not exactly hard core scientific data because even if the communities have changed or not, I know that I have and I know that I see many things in a different light than when I started out. Over the years, I've been involved in M/s, D/s, the leather community, accepted sadism, and became poly. Even if the communities had stayed the same, I wouldn't see them the same because I'm looking at them through different eyes than when I first started out. It's hard to say if the changes are all in them because I know some of the changes are in Me.
Now, if you'd like to ask Me something specific about a certain area where I feel, in My opinion things have changed, I can provide you with that. However, I'll ask you to keep in mind that My opinion may be flawed by My own perspective and too many variables to be worth much to anyone other than Myself.
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