DesFIP
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Joined: 11/25/2007 From: Apple County NY Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: ncbabe This is what works for me, outside of the begging to cum scenario. He makes me work hard at asking for what I want, so I am forced to evaluate my wants vs my needs and it really makes me appreciate what I have and what I receive. I've been thinking over this thread and the problem with assuming that denial should be the default position, and agreeing to it should be rare, is that you can easily wind up with a sub who figures she won't ever get it anyway so why bother even to ask. More than that, one who works to suppress her enthusiasm and enjoyment in anything since she knows that anything she enjoys, she won't be allowed to have. And that's a recipe for disaster. My ex was like that, anything I liked, he took away. I was supposed to prove I loved him by not getting anything and being happy with that. As a result I don't ask for things, I have trouble telling The Man what I'm thinking of, what I want because my assumption is that he'll punish me for wanting anything. So I shut down a lot. He really has to work to get me to ask for things. He makes me decide what movie to rent because I assume he won't like anything I pick, just because I picked it. I have trouble choosing a restaurant to go to because I assume he'll look for a reason to dislike it and ruin the evening for me. I had been so long in such a bad relationship that my default position is not to want, not to ask, not to share. Which is why for us obedience is not the goal, emotional transparency is since my reactions if left unchecked will leave us with no communication. In this, as in other things, he has to lead the way. He has had to teach me that I do deserve to get my needs and my wants fulfilled.
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