Proprietrix
Posts: 756
Joined: 7/15/2005 From: Ohio/West Virginia Status: offline
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Well, I was introduced to the lifestyle as a kid actually. About 12/13 years old. I lived as a submissive for a long time, and usually under old school type Doms, who had a hell of a time with me because I consistently and constantly tried topping from the bottom. In all of my poly relationships, I was, without question, the alpha sub. After a few bad relationships, (and I can't leave out a few good ones too!) I decided to try switching. I already knew most of the "topping" things (like techniques on play, safety, etc...) just from having been in the lifestyle so long. I found the more I was switching, the more comfortable I felt in the Dominant role. I'd even go so far as to say that my past 2 relationships, I was absolutely the Dominant one, and my partner the submissive one, but due to the local group that had gotten to know me (and their incessant teasing of anyone who even thought about switching roles), I just kind of kept the sub label. It wasn't until I broke away from that local group that I really felt comfortable enough to take on the Domme label. Never had a vanilla relationship.
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IMO, IMHO, YMMV, AFAIK, to me, I see it as, from my perspective, it's been my experience, I only speak for myself, (and all other disclaimers here).
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