alhamdullilah
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ORIGINAL: MasterSlaveLA 2) QUESTIONS: a) If, as a masso, one's goal is "misery", then finding the most super-duper, evil, bastard of a Sadist that ever walked the earth would only result in the masso's HAPPINESS and contradicting their goal of "misery", yes/no? b) As a masso, wouldn't your pairing with said super-duper, evil, bastard of a Sadist that ever walked the earth still result in the Sadist being unfulfilled and left to playing the role of Sadist, because YOU (as a masso) would ENJOY every bit of torment and torture? Seems like a "no win" scenario for either of you, as the Sadist can't legally torture the unwilling/non-consenting, and the masso (if truly desiring misery) is best left to NEVER FINDING a truly evil Sadist; ensuring a life of unfulfilled misery for the masso... yes/no??? I'm not a Sadist, of course, except when forcing my kids to clean up their mess, which I usually end up doing myself so I suck at it. But I think the distinction has to be made between being a Sadist or masochist in terms of causing or receiving physical pain versus causing or enduring general dissatisfaction. Does the Sadist really become disappointed if the masochist is getting what he or she ultimately desires? Is the masochist actually less fulfilled because he or she is getting the physical sensation he or she desires? Perhaps I misunderstood but that's what I understood and I think these seem to me very separate matters. There is, to begin with, a distinction between masochist and submissive. I don't presume that one who identifies as a masochist also identifies as a submissive with a need to be pleasing. Likewise, a Sadist may not require - as I think has been addressed already - anything beyond the momentary sensory discomfort that he or she creates. I do agree that it's an interesting conundrum. I loathe to think of a masochist as one who seeks to experience generalized misery, rather than physical suffering, but I might fall into the category of one who is attracted to the experience of suffering that goes beyond the physical... fear, for example. So, I think if we are talking about psychological Sadism, psychological masochism, the problem is a more likely possibility. But even then, I would suggest, this isn't generalized suffering. In fact, I believe that if you have a Sadist who desires to create a general state of unhappiness and a masochist who desires to live in a general state of unhappiness, you have two people who wouldn't be fulfilled under ANY circumstance, in any coupling! Thank you for posting a thoughtful topic to chime in on. When I read the title of the thread, I thought, "Damn, why didn't I think to put that on my profile!" Is it too late?? -llilah
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