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ORIGINAL: MrStrapwell

The elegant and enlightening responses to what was my initially "bland" topic have revealed so much from both sides of the fence, male and female regarding the nature of online (and online D/S) dating. How reassuring that human kindness is alive and well at Collarme.com as so many of you have given your time, and your wisdom to expound upon the interworkings of online seduction, and the protocol for initiating a relationship.

I apologize for lashing out. It is inappropriate to act out negatively at any time, especially during a discussion, and therefore I was way out of line.

What I should have said was that I am saddened (angered?) at the apparent "sense of entitlement" which seems to exist among members of the fair sex on this, and other online dating websites, due to females recieving so much attention from members of the less-fair sex, otherwise known as men. As a man, I personally view each and every email I receive at Collarme as a compliment, and in return for this compliment, I send a response, and usually a very polite one. I wouldn't think of returning a compliment with silence and indifference. Gratitute is of paramount value in my code of moral conduct. I now see that many others each have their own perspective on this issue of silence as an acceptable response to emails. The general concensus is that while we are responsible for our own actions, there's not much we can do about the actions of others, and if another member of the Collarme community to whom one is attracted is unresponsive, so be it. It is the nature of the online beast (I now accept this).

Peace and love to all of you. You are truly gracious and loving human beings.

Todd

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ORIGINAL: ModeratorSix

I for one am not inclined to delete your post, NewFlowers, however, ladies, you have probably spanked our man Strapwell soundly enough unless he makes the mistake of putting his foot more deeply into his mouth here. Waddaya say we call it a day on this thread?

Mod6

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Edited to add-- oops! I skimmed through most of this thread, but had not seen the "let it die" posts. Sorry! I won't delete this, since I find it rude to delete posts, but I don't expect any replies to it in this thread.