MaamJay
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OK OP, there has been some good advice here (and some philosophical debate too!). Here's My 2c worth: Firstly, I AM an older woman (54) who's not afraid to admit her age ... and whose submissive side is happily collared to Master who has yet to attain 40. We have lived together 24/7 since June 2004 so it's not exactly a flash in the pan. So yes, it CAN happen! The 15 year age gap isn't all that obvious at our present ages, though we do laugh about the fact that I began teaching school the same year he began going to school! It would have been a whole lot more obvious then! And that's where your trouble is ... at your age of 21, someone that much older than you is going to be a bit obvious when out together. So that's stumbling block #1 and a reason to look for someone in their late 30s rather than someone in their 40s or 50s (as no matter how well preserved they are, it's going to show!). How you both handle comments such as "Ask your mother ..." or "Send your son to fetch it" can be interesting (we had our share of those in the beginning, but now His grey hairs are showing and I get to dye mine purple *grin*). Not bragging but many people assume I'm mid-40s (I claim not having kids as the secret to My youthful looks!) so He and I don't look so obviously different. Secondly, while He ALWAYS liked older women, there was no big fuss about that when we first corresponded. He read a forum post and liked what I had to say, wrote to Me privately about that and we began conversing. That was responding to My Dominant side in fact, and so at first we just chatted D to D. Only later after we'd met in the flesh (and we were a long way apart, diagonally across Australia so it took some doing!), did the tables turn and my sub side began to respond to His Dominance. Friends first could get you much further! Don't mention what you are looking for ... just quietly look for it! You can politely say no to the younger ones. Thirdly, all of us regulars on the boards know that someone who insists on people calling them by a title first off is inexperienced ... it's a giant red flag announcing their lack of confidence in themselves. You'd get much further by saying something like "I consider myself a Dominant personality and that is the role I would like to take in interactions, but I realise I have a lot to learn and don't expect people to call me that till I merit it in their eyes". Trust Me, the first time a sub you have been talking to for a while calls you Sir ... that will be a very precious moment, not to be rushed. 'Master' generally refers to a Master/slave relationship or being recognised by your peers to be a Master of certain aspects of the lifestyle. It is a term that can even be applied to a woman (eg MasterFireMaam). So I'd steer clear of that one, just as I changed My first choice of nickname from Mistress Jay to MaamJay ... only someone I have interacted with for some time gets to call Me Mistress ... once I have BECOME their Mistress. Fourthly, you may not realise it but how lucky you are to have had someone as venerable in this lifestyle as John Warren reply to your post. Likewise LadyPact ... and others! Heed their advice, they took you seriously and gave great answers. Stay willing to learn, open-minded and you could go a very long way. I do think getting out into the real scene would also help no end. At play parties we used to run, there was a young Dominant your age. His rope skills were phenomenal, and He was much respected and admired. Never a shortage of willing subbies for Him to tie and suspend (unless their weight precluded it!). A Domme My age (who was also working part time as a pro-Domme) and He struck up a platonic friendship and they run a website together and also work together at times. I've moved away and lost touch but I have little doubt that He has gone on to have a bright future in the scene, last I heard He was starting up a Next Generation group (specifically aimed for 18-35 yos). It IS possible to be respected in the scene at your age but you have to earn it, you cannot demand it. Good luck! Maam Jay aka violet[A]
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