undergroundsea -> RE: Mistress Unfair or no? (6/10/2010 9:39:16 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Ambition09 My girlfriend has got me to join this little "Slave, and mistress" relationship about two month ago. We'll I'm totally new to this, she's 20, I'm 18, and we live alone in a duplex. I know my question may sound a little dumb, but just read it and tell me your thoughts, and see my side of it. Ok we'll sometimes I get the feeling she's taking advantage of me. Like this contract for example, I didn't get to have a safeword because she knew I'd abuse it, i know it's wrong, but to not have it sometimes is a little unfair, due to everyone GOING to abuse it atleast once(IMO). Your post makes me wonder if it is that you have a submissive personality (socially) but are not into BDSM. In any case, even if you enjoy D/s, you do not enjoy SM, which, incidentally, is a valid choice and practiced by many. I sense that you agreed to try this relationship at suggestion of your girlfriend and do not like the structure of the relationship but succumb to its terms because you are outwitted. BDSM without consent is considered abuse. Presently, it seems you are not fully consenting, and you not fully withdrawing consent. Withdrawing consent is an option that is always available. If you clearly withdraw consent, then it puts her in the wrong. And if you withdraw consent for something that she must have in a relationship, it can mean that you two will part ways and you have to be prepared to accept such an outcome. In case you are unhappy but don't want to walk away for sake of confrontation or for being single, you have to be willing to walk away and believe that you can find another relationship. To not allow a safeword so that it is not used whenever there is inconvenience, or simply for sake of not having a safeword is reasonable enough if both people wish to go that route. If you want to have a way to say stop, wanting a safeword is reasonable. If you want to continue this relationship, you can instead adopt a system where using the safeword leads to a discussion about why you wish to stop. Under this system, if that reason is legitimate, then the safeword should be honored. If not, then you should comply. However, even that has to happen only if you generally consent to have a relationship or dynamic of this nature. You don't have to play slave if you don't want to be a slave. If you want to be a slave then we have a whole other discussion. What constitutes a legitimate use of safeword is a complex issue. I expect you would have to be convincing that the use of safeword is appropriate (it is something you wish to generally avoid as a boundary versus just at that moment) and I sense that even if you have a legitimate scenario, she might outwit you. I think the difficulty in the situation arises because you two are wired for different types of relationship. Just remember, you can always withdraw consent. If she does not agree to it then you can say the matter is important enough where you are becoming unhappy in the relationship. If you are worried about how to deliver such a message, let me know and I will try to write up an example conversation. quote:
ORIGINAL: sweetsub1957 Did you actually read the contract before signing? Since you did sign the contract, you did give her the say so. Even if you were not new to such concepts and persuaded to try this relationship, which I consider to justify more leeway, a contract cannot be used to compel you. From a practical perspective, you can reject the contract or you can ask for the contract to be renegotiated. In my opinion, a BDSM contract is a communication tool to outline and compare expectations--it is not a binding instrument. And negotiation is not a one-time thing but an ongoing and dynamic one. To say that you agreed to something when you first discussed the contract is neither a compelling argument nor a practical one (even if it can be compelled). quote:
Besides that, I'm not really having a problem with anything else. I'm just against the pain related things.. I sense it is not just the pain that is an issue. I sense that overall relationship structure and how much of a say you can have is also an issue. It is possible that respect and regard for how you feel is also an issue. Frankly, I am not optimistic about your situation. quote:
I kept it to my self & felt VERY VERY VERY annoyed when she told me the "wheather I liked it or not part"..Here's my question to this, I know I signed the contract, but considering how I refused, and the contract isn't really legit, SHOULDNT that be how it ends since I said no? I ended up losing the argument, and it makes me very mad that i ended up still getting belted. What I see is that you are holding resentment, which is unhealthy in a relationship even if one seeks slavery--it is not clear to me whether you do or not. quote:
2.) She gets turned on by hitting, and getting rough other physical ways with me, but claims she gets even more turned on when I don't like it. She tells me how I signed the contract already, but this just sounds like bullying to me. I sense she enjoys emotional SM. I sense you do not enjoy emotional or physical masochism. This mismatch is one about which I am not optimistic. quote:
If I ever get mad (I never yell), I have to save it for when ever I get permission to speak on anything that's bothering me. I don't mean right after she's done talking, it's when ever she "WANTS" to hear. This type of rule is reasonable enough in an M/s dynamic but, again, it is not clear to me whether you are wired for such a dynamic. I do not know enough about your girlfriend to know how much she is going about it with good intentions with adequate regard to how you feel, and how much she is using your younger age, submissive personality, and her greater wit to browbeat you into accepting something she wants but you do not. I do not agree with some of what she is doing and it could also be a matter of experience, and between blurring fantasy with reality. Sometimes fantasy can be realized, sometimes it cannot. If you are unhappy in a relationship, the relationship is not serving its purpose and it is not your fault. You can then either see if there is room for the relationship to adjust so that each person is happy. If not, I think it is best to conclude incompatibility and move on so as to end the source of negativity and allow each person to find a relationship that does make each person happy. Cheers, Sea
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