lizi
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OP, it seems that your questions have had a common theme in the way that you're concerned with finding your way in a world that you perceive to have rules and a structure that you are not familiar with. I think something important to keep in mind is that one of the most widely practiced 'things' in this BDSM world is to do it your own way. D/s relationships are composed of people and people are different. Every couple is even different, you may do different things when involved with this person as opposed to that one. It's a process, not a rule. Which is why in general when people ask the question of if there are some people who do something or like something...there will be, and there will be some people who don't. To answer your question and add to the body of knowledge you are collecting here...this is what my Dom and I do, and of course it is only pertinent to us, others do as they may. My Dom and I have a relationship where we have a basic structure of leadership - his. After that basic platform, we tend to be physically and verbally affectionate with each other.We are lovers in every sense of the word, he rubs my feet, massages me, is tender, tells me constantly that I'm beautiful, writes me deep and profound messages along with silly ones, calls me to to say I love you, or sing me a song, shares activities with me, cooks for me, cleans for me, brushes my hair, and contacts me several times a day. I do those things too ( no singing though!) and in different concentrations. He also tells me how to do things the way he wants them done, outlines what i'm to bring for an activitiy, lets me know a basic plan for eating and gym visits, hurts me in the bedroom, specifies a time table for my and our priorities, and puts those priorities in order on a continual basis when they shift. None of that is unusual, none of it is particularly special...we're just a couple. We found our way to this particular combination of things and it seems to work, if it didn't we'd switch things around. It took a bit of time for me in the beginning to get used to him being my leader, my boyfriend, and my tormentor, but we really just came to each other being ourselves and we found that we work well together and we fine tune what we need to. I'm sure you'll find that when you meet someone it's always different what the two of you create and it'll be the 'right' thing no matter what others do. Although I will admit, finding out how others do things is always rather interesting...
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