leadership527 -> RE: Hello, all. (11/23/2009 12:01:37 PM)
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ORIGINAL: CIE888 1. Is it unusual to seek out a sub/slave and not be into S & M? Admittedly, I'm not the kinkiest guy in the world - and while I do have sadistic thoughts, I am not the type of inflict physical pain on other people. That is totally out of character for me. At the same time, I have a very domineering personality, and I'm far more comfortable as a 'leader'. I realized that my relationships would last longer if I were with someone more submissive. In other words, a lot like me. Although honestly, I wouldn't pin your hopes on a long-lasting relationship on you being in charge. ANY good leader also knows how to cooperate and how to submit when appropriate. Doing a lifestyle relationship isn't some sort of silver bullet. But for me, none of this is based on kink and I'm not a sadist. I like owning my wife, plain and simple -- no BDSM adornments are necessary for us. quote:
2. I'm a really generous guy, and I'm not sure if pampering a sub/slave is considered acceptable behavior. Even if it isn't the norm, I'm sure their are a minority of women who'd be into it - but that'd make my search so much more difficult, unfortunately. I suspect you'd find out more than a minority. Carol, at least, enjoys having clear and firm direction. But that doesn't mean that she also doesn't enjoy a great many other things... many of which I endeavor to provide. I love the woman for crying out loud. I love her all the more because of her commitment to belonging to me. How could I not seek to make her happy? quote:
I seek your opinions on these matter. Maybe I'm too vanilla for this lifestyle - and if that's the truth, I'm fine with that. I just know that my "need to lead" has been a downfall for me in past relationships with women, and I seek to avoid those conflicts by all means, at this point in my life. I can sympathize. As a vanilla guy who happens to like exploring the far reaches of an authority based relationship, I also had a ton of questions about "do I belong in this crowd?" It's hard to avoid them. If you look at all the images on this site and a lot of the text, there's a huge focus on sex, leather, whips and chains. In the end, I got some good advice from various posters here. NO relationship is like any other. At BEST, you can find common ground and similarities that may help you to explor further. So you have to decide, do you personally find enough common ground strictly on the basis of D/s to gain knowledge here? I do. One thing that surprised me and may surprise you. It seems a lot of people lump D/s into a "kink" category even though D/s is not about sex. One of my favorite "sex positive" female friends thinks of many of the things I do with Carol as "kinky" even though I don't see it that way. Interpretations are in the mind of the beholder. But at least for some, simply leashing her at night in bed is "kinky".
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