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SAMHAIN09 -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (5/29/2011 1:39:27 PM)

I don't seek anything they seek me :)



whatisthewhat -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (5/29/2011 3:15:01 PM)

I am submissive in my primary relationship.

I absolutely cannot stand dominant men in my workplace relationship demanding a place of power because I am in a position of power over them. Just as in my private relationship, everyone has her or her place in the pecking order. I despise having to point it out to a subordinate, just as he despises having to point it out to me. Learn your role andl love it, IMHO!



ChatteParfaitt -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (5/29/2011 3:36:47 PM)

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ORIGINAL: ParappaTheDapper

Interesting. I hate to derail my own thread here, but I've always been fascinated by the ways we (I do it too) seek to identify doms and subs in the wild. What are some things you look for, and how effective are you at it?

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ORIGINAL: ChatteParfaitt

I do not seek out dominants or submissives, rather I *identify* dominants and submissives. This is helpful in my knowing how to effectively communicate.




Alpha personalities as well as submissive personalities are fairly easy to identify. The female walking down the street, head down, with her purse clutched tightly to her breast, letting others bump into her though she is trying to move out of their way? She's a sub personality. The female walking down the street swinging her briefcase with a song in her step, head held high and willing to meet anyone's eye, so powerful in her stance that others automatically part so as not to interrupt the flow of her walk? She's an alpha personality.

These are exaggerations, but really for the most part they are not hard to pick out. But we are talking personality, not sexual orientation or role.

I have been very successful hiring groups of people for projects. For instance, if you hire 5 alphas, you won't get anything done, they will spend too much time in pissing matches over who is the boss. Hire 5 subs, and the same thing, nothing done, b/c no one will want to take charge and be accused of acting "too bossy."

Just my perspective, YMMV.





sunshinemiss -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (5/29/2011 4:12:27 PM)

Sunny
Quote of the Day
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SAMHAIN09
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I don't seek anything
they seek me

http://www.collarchat.com/m_3696442/mpage_2/tm.htm



NuevaVida -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (5/29/2011 4:29:56 PM)

I "rely" on my family, owner, and very close friends.  At work I'm rather assertive and tend to collaborate with others of like mind.  I have no idea if they are dominant or submissive in their personal relationships.  I like being around people who are positive, motivated, smart, funny and compassionate.  And that's what I tend to gravitate toward, be they male or female.

My last manager was female and she was a passive aggressive idiot.  My current manager is a female and she is awesome, although oddly enough, the men on our team have a problem with her (which means they probably have a problem with me, too, lol).



agirl -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (5/31/2011 4:45:12 AM)

I tend to gravitate toward friendly, open people that are comfortable in their own skin. Some appear more dominant than others but it's generally just the fact they are quietly confident no matter whether they are men or women. I've found that people like this tend to enable the folk around them to relax and be themselves too, even if they're shy or selfconcious. And I like that :)

agirl



IrishMist -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (5/31/2011 5:15:22 AM)

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Do other submissives feel a similar urge to hang out with and to some degree rely on strong personality types of your preferred gender?

Not particularly.



Kana -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (5/31/2011 6:06:11 AM)

As friends, I mix with women of all types and tend to get along with them well. But when it comes to relationships I almost always attract submissive chicks, even in `Nillaland.



jacXjackXattack -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (5/31/2011 10:17:58 AM)

It's actually totally the opposite for me-- I like shy, nerdy men just because I think they're cute, and in most relationships (friends, romantic, even sibling) I have the dominant personality. I was raised as the older sibling of an Autistic kid a couple years younger than me, so I was always given a lot of responsibility. Also, my nickname at age 5 was "Shirley Temple" because I was so outgoing and friendly. Though I've mellowed a lot now that I'm an adult, I'm still used to that dynamic, and it shows up in all types of relationships. My current Master isn't that way at all-- we have about equally dominant personalities. But he came off as very reserved at first, so I can't say that I was attracted to him for his dominance in any way.

I actually think it's really sexy when a shy guy starts taking control of me sexually. Well, that was what I always hoped for but it never happened. :P

-Jaclyn



petmonkey -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (6/1/2011 1:20:45 AM)

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Do other submissives feel a similar urge to hang out with and to some degree rely on strong personality types of your preferred gender?


Yes, sort of.
i don't have a preferred gender for my dynamic partners, so i can't really relate to that specifically.  i also don't really see myself as a particularly dominant personality in everyday life, so i can't really relate to that either.

i do notice that i have a tendency to work well with female dominant personalities when they have authority over me. Specifically, if they're slightly genderbent, i notice that they take me under their wing--Mother Hen me a bit. Conversely, the one time a very feminine female dominant type was someone i was supervising?  Everyone expected one of us to lose an eye.
As far as dominant males in the workplace, i generally get quietly treated as a sort of equal, a sort of personal cheerleader or ignored.  Anyway, that's how i'd sum up past experiences. 

Fun to ponder, thanks for the thread. :)



KeptDoll -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (6/1/2011 4:14:04 PM)

I was thinking about this not long ago and I realized that I do unconsciously gravitate toward strong or dominant personalities in everyday life. I generally always have. They're not necessarily loud or pushy (though some can be), but they're confident and assured.



LillyBoPeep -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (6/11/2011 5:53:54 AM)

i actually do tend to gravitate towards men who express something i respond to. i think, for me, it's a "total package" thing -- if i can't be friends with the guy, how can i sub to him? and even if we never become a unit, i still find that the personality types i respond to are the ones i find most interesting in general.
that said, i have a variety of different types of friends, some not kinky at all, some sub males, some sub females, etc etc. but i tend to get along better when men with a dominant streak.



Acephale -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (6/11/2011 10:20:46 AM)

I agree with what agirl said. And to answer your question about whether or not you can tell if someone is a dom or a sub by looking at them, the answer is no. Most certainly not after meeting someone one time. I like to make people comfortable when I meet them, that involves being assertive, but also being very open and receptive. I'm pretty conservative when I first meet someone and that may or may not come off as passivity, but really I'm just trying to figure out what their boundaries are. There are always exceptions, every once in a while you'll find yourself in the company of someone who is painfully shy or so outgoing it's on the verge of arrogance.

When you say a strong female personality what do you mean? There are plenty of confident and assertive women who are not necessarily forceful or the center of attention.

I personally just like people with good character. I don’t care what people do (within reason) as long as they own up to it. I agree with a lot of these posts, a sense of humor is absolutely necessary. I don’t understand how people survive in this world without one, furthermore I correlate humor with a strong sense of self.

As for you liking to spend time with women, I think that's only natural. Women are easier to talk to. I love men, I do, but it can be difficult to find one that can express their emotions properly.





sexyred1 -> RE: Do you seek out dominant personality types of your preferred gender in every day situations? (6/11/2011 10:25:55 AM)

I don't believe you can identify someone as submissive or Dominant; if you think you can, you are projecting upon an individual what you want them to be, or...you are making an assumption of a particular behavior (ie. if I am making a presentation to 100 people in a major boardroom, then I must be a Domme.)

I do not gravitate to a particular type, I gravitate towards people who attract me, whether on an intellectual, emotional or physical level.

I have friends of various types, natures and dispositions. The commonality is that we get along and they love me. :)



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