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Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 9:19:24 AM   
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Here's something that I happened to stumble upon while surfing the inter-web:
(An opinion of a Dominant, on why a submissive choosing their Dominant is important)

'As long as I can remember, it is custom that the Dominant waits until a submissive chooses the Dominant. This for the right kind of relationship where the Dominant is adored for His skills and the submissive for her gifts.
The Dominant who does not follow this rule is an outcast and therefore not respected as a real Dominant should be.
If a Dominant takes a submissive by force then, the what I call; 'negative side of the BDSM' will show in the relationship where pleasure will become abuse and the trust will be fear.
The submissive is responsible for the right choice. Therefore, she must decide before the offering if the Dominant is worthy of her gifts.
The Dominant has to prove his knowledge and sensitivity for His submissive'

What is Y/your view on this topic?

Personally, I do believe that it raises some valid points, and also seems to make sense to Me. But surely; there must be some Dominants out there that do/have approach(ed) submissives first. Likewise, I'm sure there will be certain submissives, that prefer the Dominant to approach them instead. If this is the case, is it because Y/you believe that who chooses who is completely irrelevant to the relationship?
Or do Y/you agree with what is being said?

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 9:33:07 AM   
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eerr...what??? Seriously? LOL

I don't know about you but that's not how relationships work for me. Neither of us "chose" each other or maybe we "chose" each other. We simply talked and got to know one another. I didn't wake up one day, close my eyes and pick a profile on cm and say "I choose you".

We talked, we communicated, we met in flesh and decided we like each other...together. It wasn't one or the other choosing.

If it's worth anything though, Master first contacted me because we were both up late at night and so he'd throw little emails to me that I wasn't interested in until I agreed to meet him in person lol.



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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 10:14:22 AM   
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I very, very rarely approach a potential Dom/Master first. It just doesn't feel "right" to me.

That said, I'm like littlewonder - after a man and I have connected, we choose each other. I don't see a need to make it so formal...that perspective just builds failure points into a relationship, in my opinion.

D/s is a gift we give each other - I don't have submissive "gifts" to offer, nor to I see my submission as a gift. As I've said on another site, my joke is I've re-gifted my gift of submission so many times it's now the fruitcake of submission.

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 10:19:54 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: MasterNeo1

'As long as I can remember, it is custom that the Dominant waits until a submissive chooses
the Dominant. This for the right kind of relationship where the Dominant is adored for His skills
and the submissive for her gifts.

If a Dominant takes a submissive by force then, the what I call; 'negative side of the BDSM'
will show in the relationship where pleasure will become abuse and the trust will be fear.


So, a Dominant should just sit back passively and not go after what he wants, but instead
wait patiently on the sidelines until some submissive just happens upon him and decides to
offer her gift of submission to him?

And then, when he runs out of patience because nobody has picked him yet, he feels he
has no other choice but to take matters into his own hands and take a submissive by force?

I'm certain your intent with this post is genuine and you are hoping for a good discussion from it.
However, I am really having difficulty in making any of this sound logical, whether it is D/s or vanilla.
I can't envision myself walking up to the ultimate dominant and saying "I have chosen you, you are now mine."
Whatever happened to good old fashioned "I like you, you like me" interaction between a man and a woman?

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 10:24:52 AM   
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They do choose their Master, they may not make first contact but in the early going the subs control their world..I am not a sit back passive one,B

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 10:32:11 AM   
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Who said it's not a mutual decision?

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 10:41:59 AM   
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My sweetie told me that he would wait until i was ready to commit , and did. And i choose him, after he had chosen me. It worked for us because we approached it as a human relationship before a bdsm relationship.

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 10:42:08 AM   
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They chose each other...like any vanilla couple does.

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 10:54:04 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: poise


quote:

ORIGINAL: MasterNeo1

'As long as I can remember, it is custom that the Dominant waits until a submissive chooses
the Dominant. This for the right kind of relationship where the Dominant is adored for His skills
and the submissive for her gifts.

If a Dominant takes a submissive by force then, the what I call; 'negative side of the BDSM'
will show in the relationship where pleasure will become abuse and the trust will be fear.



Whatever happened to good old fashioned "I like you, you like me" interaction between a man and a woman?


It left the building because patience is a virtue and since this is kink/sex site to many, no one has any virtue left.

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 10:58:21 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Arpig

They chose each other...like any vanilla couple does.


Absolutely, a dominant can do all the choosing he or she likes, if the submissive decides not to submit, it's just not going to happen. Like in vanilla, a guy can talk to women but unless the woman is ready to take it a step further, nothing is going to happen.

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 11:11:48 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze


quote:

ORIGINAL: Arpig

They chose each other...like any vanilla couple does.


Absolutely, a dominant can do all the choosing he or she likes, if the submissive decides not to submit, it's just not going to happen. Like in vanilla, a guy can talk to women but unless the woman is ready to take it a step further, nothing is going to happen.


and vice versa. If BOTH aren't on the same page at the same time it's just not going to happen. This thought that it's all about who the sub/woman chooses is ridiculous imo. It takes more than one party for a relationship unless you would rather have a relationship with your hand lol.



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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 11:23:42 AM   
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I had a dominant choose me about 15 yrs ago. We met and he stated that I was worthy and would be his. Looking back I only recall the shine off his head. I don't remember his name or much else after that single meeting.
And, as for me choosing a dominant. I can recall at least once where I wanted someone who decided they wished for someone younger with bigger tits.
He still hits on me on the side.
I would not choose him again.

People choose each other. It is not a one way deal.


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ORIGINAL: littlewonder

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ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze


quote:

ORIGINAL: Arpig

They chose each other...like any vanilla couple does.


Absolutely, a dominant can do all the choosing he or she likes, if the submissive decides not to submit, it's just not going to happen. Like in vanilla, a guy can talk to women but unless the woman is ready to take it a step further, nothing is going to happen.


and vice versa. If BOTH aren't on the same page at the same time it's just not going to happen. This thought that it's all about who the sub/woman chooses is ridiculous imo. It takes more than one party for a relationship unless you would rather have a relationship with your hand lol.





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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 11:26:13 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze


quote:

ORIGINAL: Arpig

They chose each other...like any vanilla couple does.


Absolutely, a dominant can do all the choosing he or she likes, if the submissive decides not to submit, it's just not going to happen. Like in vanilla, a guy can talk to women but unless the woman is ready to take it a step further, nothing is going to happen.


Exactly.


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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 11:34:40 AM   
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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 11:38:53 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: MasterNeo1

Here's something that I happened to stumble upon while surfing the inter-web:

1. 'As long as I can remember, it is custom that the Dominant waits until a submissive chooses the Dominant. This for the right kind of relationship where the Dominant is adored for His skills and the submissive for her gifts.

2. The Dominant who does not follow this rule is an outcast and therefore not respected as a real Dominant should be.

3. If a Dominant takes a submissive by force then, the what I call; 'negative side of the BDSM' will show in the relationship where pleasure will become abuse and the trust will be fear.

4. The submissive is responsible for the right choice. Therefore, she must decide before the offering if the Dominant is worthy of her gifts.

5. The Dominant has to prove his knowledge and sensitivity for His submissive.


There is a lot wrong with the above, needless to say.

1. Custom? Of which tribe, creed or sect? The BDSM chimera is not so cohesive as to have a singularly recognized set of customs or protocols. Ask what "slave" means in any circle of said enthusiasts, and you'll get a handful of different (and often in-congruent) opinions. The rest that follows in point one lacks substantiation, and is therefore non sequitur.

2. Again, outcast by who?

3. Taking someone by force (without regard to their consent) isn't legal, therefore, the point made here is quite obvious and generally invalid to those with nominal IQs. If another sort of "force" is being implied, it needs to be described, otherwise logic defaults to literal force. Needless to say, "abuse" can be pleasure to the masochistic mind, which invites harsh treatment.

4. This is partially correct, the way I see it. The term "gifts" should be substituted for service, loyalty, focus, etc. "Worthy" isn't exactly the right word, either. I would simply say compatible. Also, the responsibility of the correct choice is upon both parties, not one. Keep in mind this rule applies in F/m just as much as M/f. I tend to hear an awful lot of moralizing about dominant males who need to be this and do that and feel this and prove that, whereas the subject of female domination often seems to evade the entire "worthy" malarkey.

5. I agree, and I do not agree. The way this sentence is fashioned lends the idea dominant men are supplicant to the approval of submissive women, which turns the authority dynamic on its face from the get-go (again, why aren't we expecting to see this sort of condescending rubbish regurgitated by dominant women more often?). Legions of sly females and their smarmy yes men will of course cry balderdash to these sentiments, but patient observation and experience says otherwise, in my Universe, at least. It's suffice to say the dominant entity proves itself by its very nature. Dominance attracts submission. So long as both parties are wise in their respective desires/natures, and ply their judgement with sound observation, there is no need for a "test", at least in the way point five tends to infer. If anyone is to be outwardly tested, it is the submissive party.

As for the title line of this thread, I'll answer with my own preference: the dominant party chooses the one who chooses. In other words, you come to me, affected, moved, driven to interact, and I'll decide if you're worth my time, not vice versa. Not surprisingly, not many precious "kitten slaves" go for that arrangement, but the women who do this naturally without having to be told make the best servants. That is my experience, at least.

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 12:29:58 PM   
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No offense, but that is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.

I still don't understand why kinksters seem to think that BDSM relationships are so different from vanilla relationships.  In just about every relationship that I've ever seen, the parties chose one another.  It was not one-sided in either direction.

Frankly, I'm not quite sure how a relationship would work if both parties didn't feel a mutual attraction, and hadn't mutually decided to be together.  I think the word for making someone your slave who hasn't mutually agreed to serve you is "kidnapping". 

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 1:33:14 PM   
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I kinda cyber pounced on my sweetie. (A nudge from a mutual friend helped) Til he could no longer resist my sweet demur personality.

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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 3:21:44 PM   
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No offense, but that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
fyfp roch.

op, are you fucking serious? who choses who? take a sub by force? what the fucking fuck?

man its just a relationship, it's no different. sure how we go about some shit is different, sure we do some sick ass shit to each other, but we still have to forgive each other for farting in bed. yea i she's my sub, my slave, she's my property, but that's just fucking make-believe. she's also my girl, my lover, my partner, and those are real. it doesn't matter how much i want her, if the slut doesn't want me back it's going nowhere.


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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 3:25:21 PM   
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ORIGINAL: littlewonder

We talked, we communicated, we met in flesh and decided we like each other...together.



What?  Common sense?  Get the fuck outta here?!!



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RE: Should a Dominant ALWAYS choose the submissive? - 8/7/2011 5:41:36 PM   
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Such a close-minded and stupid question. There isn't even a right answer.

Just because we're considering that there is a D/s dynamic in play, does not mean consent is suddenly invalid or unnecessary. People, in all occasions, as been said, choose each other. It's a mutual thing. If both don't feel the magic, it won't go anywhere.

That being said, on a slightly irrelevant tangent: The very notion that a dominant presence should be passive and not assert himself and go out and pursue what he wants...that's just ass-backwards and ridiculous.

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