starymists
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My two cents on consentual nonconsent... There are things I agreed to and things I didn't agree to. My dominant determines my appearance. He decides if, when and how I get marked. He picks my hair style and hair color. When he chooses, he determines my makeup and my clothing. Other times, he allows me to choose within his parameters. I do what I am told, when I'm told to do it. Those are areas I gave him control. My limit to that control is permanant damage that alters my appearance *i.e. scarring*. I allow him control of my life, but I do not allow him to end my life. I agreed to allow him to use me so long as that use didn't require medical treatment after he was done. I agree to serve him, but I haven't agreed to break the law for him. The boundaries of consent were a matter of a lot of conversation over 6 months. Within those boundaries, he has absolute say in what happens. In those areas he does not have control over, they tend to be things that would diminish my capacity to continue to serve him. They also tend to be things that he has absolutely no interest in controlling in the first place. Do those limits diminish him? No. They ensure that I can continue to serve his needs in at a consistent level. Is my contract legally enforceable? No. But it is something that is so central to both of us that we need nothing else to enforce it. Yes, I can choose not to obey. I can choose to petition for release. I can do any number of things. And when I do those things, he has options of releasing me, lecturing me, punishing me, retraining me. But because I choose to obey, even when it may not be something I like, or want to do...thats the non-consent part of consentual, and tends to be the part that makes me feel safe, secure and content in my service. Bottom line is, every day I choose to serve in whatever capacity he names. That is my pleasure. He chooses to allow that service in ways that please him. That is his pleasure. If there is an area in which we disagree, I address my concerns, he takes the time to think on those concerns and speak to those concerns, and at the end of the day, he will make a decision that I will agree to follow. Cuz that's how it works for us both to be nourished in our relationship.
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