JeffBC
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Joined: 2/12/2012 From: Canada Status: offline
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Well, since I'm not one of the people who goes nuts over it, I'll go ahead and explain why it is not an issue between Carol and I although it used to be pre-collar. For Carol and I, that issue became not loaded once it became MY body. So it isn't HER body which is too fat, too slim, too weak, too whatever... it's MY body. Why is she having any opinion at all about it? For us, the word "ownership" means just what it says and I own her... including her body. As an interesting note, I also own her self image. I have adjusted both in the past to meet whatever needs I found in the moment. Sometimes she's looking to round to me and I put her on a diet and the elliptical trainer. Other times, she looking too round to her and I tell her that she's fine as it is -- a command between us, not a suggestion. Right along with that... any sense of guilt or shame which might attach to MY body's current properties is also MY guilt and shame. That isn't some theoretical thing. I control what she eats and how much she exercises. In short, I directly control all the dials and switches which govern her shape, level of physical fitness, and general health. So if there's some problem, it isn't her problem, it's mine. So for Carol and I, the simple fact that none of those concerns are hers got us out of the whole thing. That doesn't mean that she doesn't want to lose a bit of weight right now. She still has some opinions about her physical appearance, but I don't think she finds anything judgemental about me commenting on the features of the body that belongs to me. It's really not any different than me saying, "Man, I need to defrag my hard drive because this PC is bogging down."
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I'm a lover of "what is", not because I'm a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality. -- Bryon Katie "You're humbly arrogant" -- sunshinemiss officially a member of the K Crowd
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