BitaTruble
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Joined: 1/12/2006 From: Texas Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: RWOLF An owner would have the right to sell or kill their slave in a real slave situation(not that it is legal)( and no I dont condone killing anyone). Having the ability to do something does not give a person 'rights' to do that thing. Successful long lasting relationships generally involve evolutions and progressions. How something starts is rarely how it stays or you invite stagnation which can lead to boredom, unhappiness and dissolution of the relationship. For me, slavery was not something that was in my mindset when I entered into my current relationship (over 15 years ago). It was something which we both discovered along the way. Time has been a large factor in our success. The time we took to get to know one another before we hooked up, before he collared me, before we went from a point where I had some level of autonomy to the point where any autonomy I have now is only that which he grants to me and that autonomy is not a right but a priviledge that I earned back from him by showing him that I am trustworthy.. something he had to prove to me as well. So, in summation, my 'mindset' was one of being true to myself so I could be put who I really am into a relationship that I enjoy and want, very much, to succeed with this kinda nerdy, overly smart, street-wise wiseass from the Bronx who is more than I thought I wanted, more than I thought I deserved and who, I discovered, is exactly what I needed to thrive. My mindset now, is one where, yes, I'll do anything he asks of me because of who 'he' is and because I know exactly what it is that he will actually ask of me.. because I took to the time to find out all that stuff over the last 15 years. Matching labels is a great way to start conversations.. but if the people who wear those labels don't match, the label itself means diddly.
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"Oh, so it's just like Rock, paper, scissors." He laughed. "You are the wisest woman I know."
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