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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

No BDSM glossary, huh? I am a Princess, myself, though in my world that's as much about noblesse oblige as bossing the serfs about. Mistress is the female form of Master, plenty of those about. Goddess...well, that seems a trifle presumptuous to me, though the right kind of worship is always welcome ;)

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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

I guess there are two ways in which one might look at the use of such words.  They could be seen as protocol-based, in which case it's perhaps more important to establish stricter, more public definitions.  Or they could be roughly equivalent to the terms of endearment that are used by vanilla lovers, most especially during moments of passion.  For me, such words would then be more part of our private world than just about anything.  They'd then 'belong' entirely to her and me, and nobody else's definition of them would matter a damn.

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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

Hah!  One of those words, I know I'd whisper, in the heat of the moment and as I look up at her, preceded by the word 'Oh'.  But it'd be so private that not even she might know about it.  She'd have to listen carefully.  I'm one of those who, the more passionate he feels, the less noise he makes. 

I actually thought LadyPact would be the first to respond to my comment, to say something like, 'Can't you have both public and private definitions?'  - to which I'd reply, 'I see no reason why not'. 

Is it odd that the above comment weirded Me out a little bit?  It's kind of funny that you should know Me that well.  Tell Me again the reason I haven't beaten you in some way???

You are on the money.  It's not even just the word itself, it's the way it's said.  That's even true of the way clip will call Me "Mistress" in the every day kind of tone and the way he says it when it is under more intimate circumstances.   I love it when it's said in just the right way and frankly, it is hot as hell.

I almost forgot the OP.  I'm blaming that on the distraction. 

My personal definition of the three:

Goddess - Used more in a "worship" type of arrangement.

Princess - Younger, generally the spoiling type.

Mistress - Denotes a M/s dynamic between the parties.  Otherwise, protocol dictates that a name should be used in conjunction with the title.

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ORIGINAL: WheldrakeAdmittedly there aren't that many Goddesses, but has anyone ever encountered a dominant man who refers to himself as God?

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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

Not too surprised we never hear of an 'Empress', though.  It'd make a woman sound old.  Also, possibly, fat.