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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 10:59:32 AM   
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it is not some sort of a fucking gift.
You're wrong, it is. My submission is a gift from Hanners to me. Without her dominance, I have no submission. It's right in the post you quoted, the one you agree with 100%.

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dominance without submission is fuck all, and vice versa.

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 11:49:21 AM   
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It is a trade off. A teeter totter of sorts.


(I had to google teeter totter. What sort of lame-arse word is that? Do people actually say it?)

Of course it's a fucking trade off. Someone says 'I enjoy being told what to do and then doing it.' Someone else says 'Hey? Whaddya know? I enjoy telling people what to do and then having them do it!'

Then one of them tells the other one what to do for ever and evermore and so long as they don't fuck it up too badly everyone's happy.

How is any of that fake? It is what it is.

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 12:17:40 PM   
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I read a post somewhere online, where a member, or former member made a peculiar statement:

- " there is always a level of fake in the submissive's intentions! "

I was wondering what people make of this?

Warning - if the person who wrote it is still around, please claim full credit for this. I would also love to find out first hand  what led to these words.

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I think that the person who said this does not understand what being submissive is, and that is why they see those who have needs of their own as not being submissive.

I do not think it is fake to do something that you find fulfilling, no matter why you find it to be.... it does not make a person one whit less submissive because they do it because it feels good to them.

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 1:07:46 PM   
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I don't thoroughly read the shit you write. I read the first few sentences and thought you were on to something. I was wrong.
I didn't write it. And as to what you say about reading a few sentences and then claiming to agree 100% with the entire post <you did quote the entire post after all>, well I guess we can all conclude that you have finally offered definitive proof that you are dishonest, and your words have no value whatsoever. Thank you.

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Anyone that thinks that submission is a gift does not understand the meaning of the word gift.

Gift n. something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation.
Or maybe: something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned
You really shouldn't jump to conclusions that way, the fact that you found a definition that suited your purposes does not mean that there are no other definitions.

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You receive dominance in return so it is not a gift.
No I don't, I am the one receiving the submission silly. Now even using the definition you chose, this example is inapplicable, the dominance she receives is not in return for her gift to me, it is a separate gift, brought about by my submitting independent of her actions.

Furthermore, by your faulty logic, if you give a woman a diamond and she is grateful, it wasn't a gift. After all, you received gratitude in return. See how silly your idea is?



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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 1:18:19 PM   
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You receive dominance in return so it is not a gift.
No I don't, I am the one receiving the submission silly.




I'm confused. Aren't you listed as a slave?

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 1:23:00 PM   
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Yeah the submission is a gift thing got old fast, it screams: newbie newbie newbie.

Of course a d/s relationship is like a teeter totter. (Yes it's a real word, and it ages Domi in so many ways.) ALL romantic relationships are like a teeter totter.

You give a little, you take a little; there are good days and bad days; there are down times and up times; sometimes one takes more than the other; sometimes one gives more than the other; as long as your personal relationship teeter totter stays about even over all both are happy and might even jump off to go play in the sand box on occasion.

As far as " there is always a level of fake in the submissive's intentions!" well, let's just say I'd have to talk with the person who said that at some length before I could agree or disagree. I would be asking: Is there always a level of fake in the dominant's intentions?

I agree with the dominant and submissive on complimentary. For me it's like two sides of a coin, you can't have one w/o the other.

A very wise (dom) man once told me: I am so glad there are submissives, b/c w/o them there would not be any dominants.


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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 1:40:15 PM   
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I would make of it that the person is jaded, cynical, unable to exert their authority over others (if they are pretending to be dominant), unable to truly submit (if they are pretending to be a submissive), and, in any case, are projecting their own failures, perceived or real, onto others. They either have a lot more learning to do, or, they should try some other way to live their life, as they are not happy with what they are doing.
Of course, there is no such thing as absolute submission in an intelligent person with a healthy mind. That does not mean their submission is fake, it means, like anything else that wishes to survive, or any machine that has a safety feature installed even, there is a cut off point at which they snap out f the submission for the sake of their own life, reputation, children, job, or, whatever else is that important to them.
However, most people who claim to be submissive really aren't submissive to begin with. They are people who want to be degraded, hurt, humiliated, sexually used, etc. and who aggressively pursue those activities occurring to them. If they were truly submissive, they'd be just as happy with someone braiding their hair and sending them off to teach preschool classes on the life of butterflies, if that's what made that someone happy to have them do. But, just try to talk someone who wants to be used as a toilet, who wants to "submit" to that level, into obeying very strict orders on how to fold sheets, because you want to make them help the elderly. Try it! They are not very submissive, suddenly, when you want what you want, instead of what they think you should give them, I can tell you!
That was a bit of a joke, I hope you know, but, the point is valid. A submissive submits, an aggressor acts aggressively. Most "submissives" act aggressively, then, "submit" to the people who agree to do what they want.

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 1:42:56 PM   
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I'm confused. Aren't you listed as a slave?
Yes, that's correct. My submission is a gift from my dominant. It's not a gift I give, its one I get.  Without a dominant to submit to, my submissiveness remains only a potential to submit. See what I'm getting at? It's sort of the inverse of what Chatte's wise friend said.

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 2:05:00 PM   
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By definition you are fake only if you say one thing but feel another.



I agree.  Even though there are things I'd rather not submit to, I do anyway.  This is not "fake", it is living up to the overall picture - my overall intention - of submitting to him in all things.  Which I want to do. Whether or not I like the particular.

Now, I do submit for me as well as for him.  Some could say this is selfish.  I say it's simply expressing who and what I am.  To NOT submit to him would be denying myself the freedom to express myself naturally in this relationship.  Why I would choose to do that is beyond me.  So by submitting to him, I am both being true to myself, and giving him what he wants.  It benefits both of us.  Not sure how the heck that would be fake or selfish.  It is simply my reality.

As for the quote shared by the OP - it really doesn't mean anything to me.  It's what that person felt.  I'm not a fan of absolutes - There's ALWAYS a level of fake?  Really?  Always? No exceptions whatsoever??  I'm not buying it.  Seems to me the person let him/herself get duped too many times.


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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 2:14:35 PM   
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ORIGINAL: RqrCompanionS

I would make of it that the person is jaded, cynical, unable to exert their authority over others (if they are pretending to be dominant), unable to truly submit (if they are pretending to be a submissive), and, in any case, are projecting their own failures, perceived or real, onto others. They either have a lot more learning to do, or, they should try some other way to live their life, as they are not happy with what they are doing.
Of course, there is no such thing as absolute submission in an intelligent person with a healthy mind. That does not mean their submission is fake, it means, like anything else that wishes to survive, or any machine that has a safety feature installed even, there is a cut off point at which they snap out f the submission for the sake of their own life, reputation, children, job, or, whatever else is that important to them.
However, most people who claim to be submissive really aren't submissive to begin with. They are people who want to be degraded, hurt, humiliated, sexually used, etc. and who aggressively pursue those activities occurring to them. If they were truly submissive, they'd be just as happy with someone braiding their hair and sending them off to teach preschool classes on the life of butterflies, if that's what made that someone happy to have them do. But, just try to talk someone who wants to be used as a toilet, who wants to "submit" to that level, into obeying very strict orders on how to fold sheets, because you want to make them help the elderly. Try it! They are not very submissive, suddenly, when you want what you want, instead of what they think you should give them, I can tell you!
That was a bit of a joke, I hope you know, but, the point is valid. A submissive submits, an aggressor acts aggressively. Most "submissives" act aggressively, then, "submit" to the people who agree to do what they want.


Okay I had to check your profile, b/c from your post I was saying to myself: this has to be a dominant female.

Yeah, male subs tend to be, in reality, not so subby. They are all about their fetishes and want an instant delivery device who acts and dresses like the femdoms in all the porn they watch. A newbie male sub is the absolute worst with this attitude, hence the coining of the term "do me" sub. They are subs for as long as they are getting done, once the sessions reaches a climax (so to speak), they forget all about that need to submit.

I have given a lot of thought as to why this is, since MOST female subs are not like this. Even newbie ones. If anything,  a newie fem sub is far more likely to go along with the program, *any* program, so long as she is getting her submissive needs met ( a dangerous mindset but not fodder for this particular thread).

Here's my take it on: for females, sex, and thus submission, is all about the emotions involved, and how we feel about our sex partner. If we are in love with him/her, then we just naturally want to please and be found pleasing, two cornerstones of the sub mindset.

For males sex, and thus submission, is about getting off. Really, you heard it here first folks, males just want to get laid. (Of course some males "want more" and need to be "in love" and have a strong emotional connection with their lover....all that and they want to get laid, too.) When the driving impetus for your submission is getting off, as opposed to pleasing your mate, it's no wonder new male subs come across as so very aggressive in their submission.

BTW: Please do not mistake submission for passivity.

I have known many highly aggressive subs, both male and female. I happen to be one. Yet I still get all squishy inside over submitting.

It has been my experience that it can take years to pull a male sub out of their porn mindset and get them to trust the person with the crop. Initially, they go along with "pretending" to be sub so they can get what they really want.

This is why I find so many successful male subs are those who have studied female subs in depth. This is also why I adore CDs and TGs -- they have spent their time studying fem subs.


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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 2:35:23 PM   
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There we go, now I'm in the right browser window.

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You never give a gift if you expect something in return.
Did you really type that? Oh I get it, you're trying to do that irony thing that others do. People give gifts with the expectation of something in return all the time. And as I pointed out, that is not the definition of "gift" I was using. I was using it in the sense of something acquired without effort.

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 3:00:10 PM   
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ORIGINAL: ChatteParfaitt
Yeah the submission is a gift thing got old fast, it screams: newbie newbie newbie.


And you can't get tax write-offs for it. What kind of lame gift is that?

On a serious note directed to the thread in general, I am happy to know, that after close to 4 years of being away from Collarme.com, everyone is still interesting in debating, whether or not, someone's individual expression of submission in their own private relationship can properly be classified as a gift or not.

It just won't be the same without these kind of threads. I really feel like I am "home".


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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 3:03:21 PM   
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I'm not of the "submission is a gift" mindset but I have to admit, I really don't get what all the hubbub is against it and why people react as they do.

As Domi defined for us all what a gift is - giving of something without compensation in return  - and I don't see anyone saying they get compensated for their submission, so what the hell?  Let those who see it as a gift see it as a gift already, who the hell cares, really?

~scratching head~

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 3:17:42 PM   
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ORIGINAL: PainObjectForUse

I read a post somewhere online, where a member, or former member made a peculiar statement:

- " there is always a level of fake in the submissive's intentions! "

I was wondering what people make of this?



I guess it means to be a lasting relationship both parties have to be happy and get something out of it, usually submissives aren't submissive just because and with no expectations, they're submissive because they are enjoying it, it doesn't mean they are submissive to everybody, so yes there will be a level of expectations and anybody who doesn't recognize it and thinks it's fake should take a pill of reality.

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 3:36:27 PM   
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...and I don't see anyone saying they get compensated for their submission....

Don't you? I do. All the time. Rarely financially, but people talk about how happy it makes them, how turned on they get, how much pleasure and satisfaction they derive from it, how it gives their lives direction, gives them feelings of security and safety...

Those things are compensation too. I think what irritates people(/me) is the implication that the submissive half of a relationship is utterly selfless and gets nothing out of the arrangement. There's an air of smugness and self-importance about that sometimes - or maybe an air of looking down on people who *do* accept that they get something out of submission and that it's a two-way street.

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 3:45:19 PM   
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...and I don't see anyone saying they get compensated for their submission....

Don't you? I do. All the time. Rarely financially, but people talk about how happy it makes them, how turned on they get, how much pleasure and satisfaction they derive from it, how it gives their lives direction, gives them feelings of security and safety...


I don't see that as "compensation" at all...just an exchange between people.  I suppose it's just the way people view things.  My mom and I help each other out all the time with various things.  Her doing things for me is not compensation for what I do for her, and what I do for her is not compensation for what she does for me.  It's just our interaction, and what each of us does for the other is simply an expression of who we are - it's not repayment to each other (ie; compensation). 

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Those things are compensation too. I think what irritates people(/me) is the implication that the submissive half of a relationship is utterly selfless and gets nothing out of the arrangement. There's an air of smugness and self-importance about that sometimes - or maybe an air of looking down on people who *do* accept that they get something out of submission and that it's a two-way street.


Eh, let 'em be smug about it then.  I find it amusing sometimes, and inconsequential most of the time.  I mean, those of us who accept that we get something out of it can also be looking down on the "gifters", saying we're more enlightened.  It works both ways...I just don't see the point in arguing it.  But to each their own.


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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 3:47:31 PM   
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As Domi defined for us all what a gift is - giving of something without compensation in return  - and I don't see anyone saying they get compensated for their submission, so what the hell?  Let those who see it as a gift see it as a gift already, who the hell cares, really?

~scratching head~


That's pretty much my own position. If submission is a gift, then so is domination. If it isn't, then neither is domination. This just isn't something about which I can be bothered to get into a stew over.


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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 3:54:37 PM   
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ORIGINAL: NuevaVida

I don't see that as "compensation" at all...just an exchange between people.  I suppose it's just the way people view things.  My mom and I help each other out all the time with various things.  Her doing things for me is not compensation for what I do for her, and what I do for her is not compensation for what she does for me.  It's just our interaction, and what each of us does for the other is simply an expression of who we are - it's not repayment to each other (ie; compensation). 


Ok, I can see that. But on the other hand I don't think I'd ever see helping my own mum out as giving her a gift. I help her because I love her, so seeing her happy makes me happy. When it comes down to it it's not really altruistic.

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Eh, let 'em be smug about it then.  I find it amusing sometimes, and inconsequential most of the time.  I mean, those of us who accept that we get something out of it can also be looking down on the "gifters", saying we're more enlightened.  It works both ways...I just don't see the point in arguing it.  But to each their own.

Eh, I don't really argue about it either. I can just see why it grates on people, is all. I am a pedant at heart, and I sympathise with pedantry in others. :p

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 3:58:56 PM   
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I am a pedant at heart, and I sympathise with pedantry in others. :p
then use the appropriate fucking sense of the word and your pedantic little heart will be all aflutter.

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RE: Intention of submission - 7/17/2011 4:12:55 PM   
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ORIGINAL: HannahLynHeather

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" there is always a level of fake in the submissive's intentions! " I was wondering what people make of this?


...whoever said it knew what the fuck they were talking about. it's basically what coookie said... submission does contain a degree of 'fakeness' because while on the surface its about giving, underneath its about taking. the sub doesn't submit to please the dom, he/she does it to fucking please themself. the sub gets her kick by submitting, that's why she submits.thinking this through a bit, one could say the same fucking thing about dominance too. on the surface its about what the fucking dom wants, but underneath, a good dom knows that the sub has to be getting what they want as well. so while the dom seems to be taking, they are actually giving as well...



I agree 100%. I saw this thread and this post articulated my immediate response.

I loved how all of the shallow non thinkers chimed in in unison.

As if there is some sort of a moral high ground to submission.

it is not some sort of a fucking gift.

It is a trade off. A teeter totter of sorts.


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So you both think that "submission as a gift" is nonsense. Fine. So, submission is a teeter-totter. Submission is a give and take. Submission is about getting as much as it's about giving, at least it is for anyone smart enough to recognise that that's what it's about. (And, for the record, i've never been in a selfless relationship, where everything i gave was given without thought of getting something in return. Has anyone, ever? i think it's safe to say that MOST relationships involve some kind of give and take.)

But why is that "fake"? Your argument only holds true for people who define submission as a completely selfless gift. You say, there is a degree of fakeness to those interactions, because submission is really NOT a "gift", because submissives pretend that it's all about what the Dominant wants, which is insincere because the submissive is taking just as much away from it, all the while feigning altruism.

But i've never imagined that my relationships are anything BUT a trade off! i've never pretended anything else. How is THAT fake? The OP asked for comments on the statement "there is always a level of fake in the submissive's intentions". The phrase was not "there is always a level of fake in submissive's intentions, but only those submissives who put submission on a pedastal and define it as an act of pure altruism". (i'm not even sure that THAT's "fake" for all submissives, that there really aren't one or two people on the planet who really ARE that selfless, although it's certainly not me!)

So, your own definition of "submission" is something that's given with every expectation of getting something in return. As you see, there are plenty of submissives who agree with you. So according to THAT definition (your own), how is there something fake about every submissive's intentions?

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