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tewhawt -> TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 4:31:07 PM)

I have received several positive comments from submissives who have spent more time in the lifestyle than I have on earth so I decided to give you a clearer picture of my outlook on the lifestyle with my personal commandments.  I am often told that more Dominants should act like myself.  I am who I am, nothing more... nothing less.  I often get hate mail because of my views but frankly, I do not care.  Feel free to add your own insight.

TewHawt's Ten Commandments of a Dominant Man

1.  The four pillars all true BDSM relationships are trust, safety, understanding and security.  Relationships in the lifestyle should take a great deal more time and care to develop than our vanilla counterparts.  The levels of trust and communication separate us more from the vanilla world than do our kinks. The submissive must know that every situation she is to enter will have underlying precautions to ensure she will come out of it exhilarated, safe and stronger than before she entered.

2.  The dreams and ambitions of the submissive are of far greater importance than any of the dominant's desires for the submissive.  You are not that important.  Barking hollow commands will not fan the fire of passion within the submissive and will quickly drive her away. At a bare minimum the submissive should be a happier, more accomplished person from knowing you.  Enhancing her entire state of well being will bring her the strength, confidence, femininity and passion to serve at unimaginable levels.

3.  Pain should never be a punishment.  Every touch and sensation offered to a sub from her dominant is a gift and should be cherished justly.  The greatest punishment should be the lack of touch and attention.  The mere thought the dominant's disinterest or displeasure in his submissive is extremely painful and thus should be clearly communicated before hand and used sparingly.  A bratty or defiant sub is merely a display that you have not earned enough trust to hold a dominant position.  This is a sign that the submissive has serious doubts on your ability to guide her.

4.  One must be a gentleman before a dominant.  Opening door, pulling out chairs, walking your girl to her door/car shows that you have your act together and have her best interest in mind. Displaying a presence of cool, calm and collected displaces to the submissive that you are away of your environment and are prepared for the unknown challenges that may be around the corner.

5.  A dominant is powerless without the authority given to him by the submissive. You cannot command love, trust or devotion; these can only be earned.   Dominance will never come from a paddle or a belt. It is completely a state of mind which makes it that much more powerful and everlasting.  Be it submissive or slave, they always have free will to walk away at anytime.  Without the ability to understand the needs of his submissive and act accordingly, he then becomes insignificant.  What he views as casual play can rapidly transform into run of the mill, vanilla abuse.

6.  The most important sex organ is the brain... followed by the skin for both dominant and submissive. 95% of the lifestyle is mental.  A devoted submissive will be pained to know they are not in master's thoughts.  Small symbols of ownership such as a slip of paper with your name on it can provide the submissive with comfort when away from the dominant.  Enabling the submissive's entire body to please and serve the dominant will heighten her  senses of belonging and longing to please.

7.  We all have different interests, kinks and limits.  We must make every effort to understand the desires and fears of our partners at all times. Communication is the key ; and exploration of new interests are healthy and productive to build on the foundation of trust and understanding.  The submissive's primary tool for communication is non-verbal.  The dominant must be receptive to these cues at all time to know if she is nearing a limit or is ready for something new and exciting.

8.  We are all flawed and perfection is unattainable.  Never expect perfection as you will always be disappointed in the end and likely miss the most important achievements in life.  Embracing the individuality created by quirks will allow for personal growth in the more important arenas of life.  The pursuit of total perfection in any facet of life will become tedious and boring. Do not sweat the small stuff.

9.  Previous knowledge and experience in the lifestyle is meaningless.  It is entirely the dominant's responsibility to nurture, guide, bring out best in the submissive.  What you are, what you look like, your job or education, the pains and struggles you have had in life mean nothing compared to whom you really are.  The goals and ambitions your true self realizes in life is everything.  The ability of a submissive to serve does not come from knowledge but from the burning desire to please.

10. The gift of submission should always be nurtured and cherished.  Submissives actually receive more out of a BDSM relationship because possibilities it opens for them.    Secure in the arms of her dominate the submissive's other problems and concerns will melt away.  The submissive will be enabled to tear down any walls that may reside within and allow the real person within to flourish, possibly for the first time in many years or ever.




earthycouple -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 4:43:53 PM)

And there we have it.

Some of what you say is very true. Some of what you say makes me laugh.

"Submission is a gift".... I'm pretty sure that is older than the "chicken or the egg".

I'm quite positive that not even the best of the best dominants can make problems melt away.

I can't even begin to comment on #9. Other than I disagree on multiple levels.

Good luck, OP.




LadyPact -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 4:54:25 PM)

First, I can't pass this up.  Donna, it's nice to see you posting again!

To the OP, I'm glad the above is working for you.  However, not everything you have listed here is how things work in My dynamic.  I have serious disagreements with numbers three, nine, and ten, and I can promise you that is not how things work when I'm in charge.  While I appreciate your long winded offering of how this thing works for you, I can promise you that there is no one true way.  Also, you may want to consider the fact that you are not God (you might be to your collared girl, but you certainly aren't to Me) and your "Commandments" only have a place between you and her.




Missokyst -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 4:58:13 PM)

I have one rule:
Does it make me happy?




EbonyWood -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:10:23 PM)

Man, I'd like to see the tablet THESE Commandments were written on. Moses would get a hernia.

IMO they are just a collection of random and verbose statements that you made up and suit you. If so, fine, but I don't think it's gonna catch on like the original 10....

As for saying - " I am often told that more Dominants should act like myself.." - well, that just made me wanna beat the crap out of you.




Elisabella -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:14:53 PM)

While that does sound like a very romantic relationship and isn't too far away from my own relationship (except for #'s 6 and 9...tokens of submission mean nothing to me, a sweater with his scent is the only thing that can cure my lovesick, and I really do care what his job and status in life is, because I would never submit to a man who didn't earn my respect. #2 draws the right conclusion from the wrong reasons and #6 draws the wrong conclusion from the right reasons.) I think you need to spend a bit more time on these boards because there are a lot of people here in relationships that don't even remotely resemble this...and trying to get them to follow this 10 step plan might destroy the balance of *their* relationship. For example while #4 is a total requirement for me, it might be a hard limit for those who enjoy being objectified as a piece of property and I remember reading posts here about how the submissive female opens doors for the dominant male as a show of submission.

That being said, put it on your profile journal as a list of your own 10 commandments for your own relationship, and I think you'll meet a lot of great women who are sick of getting emails that boil down to "show me your pussy submissive slut".




whiteslavebitch -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:28:06 PM)

OP: BDSM is not one size fits all. I have fundamental disagreements with much of what you wrote in your "Ten Commandments".

quote:

1. The four pillars all true BDSM relationships are trust, safety, understanding and security.


I agree with this part of #1, but not the rest.

I wouldn't be able to be nice enough to comment on the remainder of your "commandments".

edited for clarity




DomImus -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:28:28 PM)

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ORIGINAL: tewhawt
TewHawt's Ten Commandments of a Dominant Man


Those read more like "TewHawt's Ten Commandments of a Closeted Submissive Man" to me. If that opus works for you then yay for you. If I had to live by those rules I would get out a Ginsu knife and skin myself alive.




CarrieO -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:29:10 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Elisabella

That being said, put it on your profile journal as a list of your own 10 commandments for your own relationship, and I think you'll meet a lot of great women who are sick of getting emails that boil down to "show me your pussy submissive slut".


It's already there.  I always wonder why peole feel the need to come to the forums and randomly post journal entries. 

FWIW...I agree with Missokyst...
quote:


I have one rule:
Does it make me happy?


OP, do you think it could be the attitude with which you express these views that is the cause of your hate mail instead of just the words in your journal entry?




Viridana -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:34:52 PM)

FR.

To the OP:  I disagree with you in almost everything. Good it works for you but for me, this is way to castle realmy.




catize -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:38:17 PM)


1. We are not 'special' folks, your four pillars and time to get to know each other are
exactly the same in every viable, healthy relationship.
2.I'm already strong, confident, feminine and passionate. And if the dominant isn't all that important in the relationship, why would I want one?
3.Actually, if I think I may have displeased my dominant, I ask, and if I have done wrong, I apologize. I have yet to suffer from paroxysms of debilitating guilt because I made a mistake. (because, like, yanno, I'm human)
4. So three large men with guns approach us as we are walking to the car and because the guy I'm with is a dominant he will stop the bullets and save the day? Huh! Who knew?
5.A dominant is powerless over me unless I have agreed to submit. I'm not at all sure I'd be willing to submit to a completely powerless person.
6.I'm realistic enough to know that when he is at work or dealing with a family issue or driving in terrible weather he isn't thinking about me at all because he's busy! Guess what, it neither pains me or breaks my heart to think he might have other things on his mind. If it did, I'd need some counseling, not a piece of paper with his name on it!
7.Non verbal communication lacks clarity. I communicate verbally, it takes a lot of the guess work out of our relationship.
8.True, perhaps, but not new or uniquely presented.
9.My view is that once I have learned submission, the actions which please my dominant are not that difficult to remember.
10. I'll stick a red bow on my head and ask S. and R. if they like my 'gift'. And if I need to tear down walls to deal with life's problems, I'll pay a professional therapist, thanks.




BKSir -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:40:56 PM)

Oh joy.. another in the long line of "twue doms".  Back to my kitchen experiments. By the way, it's more difficult than one might imagine to purposefully make a sweet potato explode.




Elisabella -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:43:17 PM)

Oh shit, I didn't even read #3.

Pain is a very good punishment. It's quick, it makes its point known immediately, and it goes away pretty quickly allowing you to move on.

Not to mention it totally turns me on to know that he can come home and put me over his knee if I didn't get the laundry done. Oh and it turns him on too, he's the Humbert to my Lolita. Not that it matters, seeing as how this relationship is solely about my growth and desires. *snerk*

And honestly if he refused to talk to me or touch me because he was upset with me I'd think our relationship was dysfunctional. Shutting out the person you love because you're angry is NOT a good thing. There needs to be a way to express displeasure without making the other person worry you're going to stop loving them if they do something wrong.

Seriously #3 sounds like an emotionally abusive relationship to me.




DesFIP -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:46:59 PM)

That's because it's very rare to have a potato, sweet or white, that doesn't have a tiny break in its skin which allows the steam to escape harmlessly. If however you did have an absolutely flawless potato, the steam would not vent through the skin and instead would build up and burst.

It isn't a matter of making it explode, it's finding one with that capability.

As far as the op goes, oy vey.
Plus, didn't your mother ever teach you any manners. You have the audacity to show up on a site with some 20,000 or more members and believe that none of those members know their arse from their elbows, and that they all are waiting breathlessly for you to teach them right from wrong.

Coming in and lecturing others on what they're doing when you don't know anything about them or what they do is the height of rudeness. If your table manners are as bad as your interpersonal skills you must have great difficulty ever getting a second date.




catize -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 5:48:30 PM)

quote:

By the way, it's more difficult than one might imagine to purposefully make a sweet potato explode.


Is that so you can be prepared for unknown things lurking 'round the corner? Or is it just a Thanksgiving tradition to have exploding yams?




lucylucy -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 6:09:15 PM)

I like 1 and 5 a lot; the others seem a bit empty and cliched. I'm not sure what 8 has to do with D/s. I agree with 3 to some extent. Pain is a good punishment for me sometimes . . . but it hurts much more to contemplate no contact at all. Thanks for sharing--it's always interesting to find out what rules govern others' actions/thoughts.

BTW, "I am often told that more Dominants should act like myself" is virtually meaningless. EbonyWood wants to beat the crap out of you for it; I just want to shake my head sadly.





Elisabella -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 6:14:21 PM)


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ORIGINAL: lucylucy
BTW, "I am often told that more Dominants should act like myself" is virtually meaningless. EbonyWood wants to beat the crap out of you for it; I just want to shake my head sadly.




Especially when translated to "Many of those dominants who don't act like me are in loving long term relationships with a submissive who loves them, while despite doing everything right I'm still single."

Just sayin'.




Level -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 6:15:01 PM)

FR:

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TheOldMan -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 6:29:39 PM)

Lost me half way through #2




antipode -> RE: TewHawt's Ten Commandments for Dominant Men (11/19/2009 6:31:59 PM)

quote:

TewHawt's Ten Commandments of a Dominant Man


I am inclined to say that people should play more and write less. In general, if you make a point that takes significantly more than a screen, I go do sumtin' else.




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