CelticPrince -> RE: Is Dominance An Altered Language Of Affection? (3/11/2010 7:16:43 PM)
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i've been having some translation problems with my guy, and i'm wondering whether at some point, i should expect a Dominant to express affection in the language of his/er kink, or whether s/he should always be held to the same standards of expressing affection as any other lover or loved one? the scenario: yesterday, i was in a bad mood for a lot of reasons (sick stomach, didn't get much sleep, etc.) my Dom is easy going and even keel, so i asked him what would happen if i turned up to his house in a foul mood? conversation paraphrased as follows: Wood: if you give me attitude, i'll punish you. otherwise, we'll do it the same as usual (usual for us is fucking like cave people) beej: i wouldn't be in a bad mood toward you just in general. wouldn't you try to act comforting? Wood: no. i'll fuck you how i see fit. beej: say what? you're going to punish me with rough sex for not being cheerful? Wood: no, that's not a punishment. that's our way, and it's right for us, don't you think? beej: seems like it doesn't matter what i think or feel. but i guess if i don't like your way, i can leave. Wood: leave? as in, for good? what, are you unhappy in our relationship? beej: [pissy] Wood: i hope you feel the same as me, but honestly, do you see this lasting or is quitting your back up plan? i'm trying to have the right perspective on this. if i squint at it from my perspective, it sounds like he's saying, "i'm going to fuck you how i want without regard to your feelings." had another lover said that to me, there wouldn't even have been a conversation on my way out the door. if i squint at it from his perspective, he claims to be saying, "we'll make love no matter what." that's exactly what he said when i told him that my libido was higher during my monthly or when we talked about the weather for our weekend. it could be snowing outside, i could be filthy, smell like a fishery, and be in a foul mood, but we are still going to go at if for hours. he's a naturalist; taking and being taken in a raw state is what he calls closeness. maybe i'm stuck on what i'm giving up. my ex would cuddle/coddle me when i was in a bad mood, but then again, he didn't want me when i was seeing red or running red, even if i needed him then. Wood isn't solicitous in general, but he has posted up everywhere in my life just to be there, i guess. i hear from him several times a day even if it's just to say, "i don't have anything to say; i just want to know what you're doing." he comments on my blog. he's meeting my friends and charming their asses off. he wants more of my time and is bending his schedule to get it since we live at few hours apart. these are the signs of someone who cares, i keep telling myself. he says that he cares, more than once a day; he says that i make him happy. but once you start reinterpreting your standards, it's a slippery slope toward rationalizing things. it would help me to know if i should, to a certain extent, expect him to speak an altered language of affection. to be fair, i should also admit that i'm notorious for scrounging up reasons to be less vulnerable. beej, Well congrats on giving so details on the problem so there is less guessing. Methinks that he does care for you very much but something in your initial dance with him set his program mentally toward your needing sex before all else. Get his mind straight by sitting and having a good conversation over dinner at a restaurant; tell him candidly that you also need the mental support that is given by a Dominant to his sub. CP _____________________________ spankin' new sub with switchy aspirations
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