LafayetteLady
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Joined: 5/2/2007 From: Northern New Jersey Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: GoddessImaginos Exactly. It's like gee, what happens when I fall out of love with My SO after X number of years of marriage because what, I don't find them attractive anymore? Beg yer pardon? Which is really the whole point in a nutshell. That there really isn't that much difference between relationships in or out of the lifestyle when you really come down to the main issues. The whole thought behind this thread was borne not just out of slaveana's post, but from the abundant threads from subs/slaves who seem to think that there is some huge difference in the choices within the world of BDSM. From threads of "I'm so unhappy, but he won't release me, what do I do?" to "we agreed to be monogamous, now he says he wants poly, do I have a choice?", I see so many with the thought that you agreed to give up control of your life, now he makes the rules and you have to live it. Before anyone flames me for that, yes, a great majority (Thank God) says, "hey, you still have the right to walk if you are unhappy" and "try to have a discussion about it." Yet, at the same time, there are still so many who think this has nothing to do with BDSM. Do our preferences of race have to do with BDSM? Our desire that someone be local or not? The basics about choosing a partner, aside from having shared interests and beliefs when it comes to BDSM have absolutely nothing to do with BDSM. It's about what we find attractive, what we desire in a partner. And for the record, I agree that there is more to attraction than simply someone's appearance. I have shared my life on and off with someone for nearly 14 years and it has continued through weight gain, weight loss, surgery, cancer scares, and various physical scars. The times we choose to be apart are never because our attraction has faded, always more to do with other issues.
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