Calandra
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I have mixed feelings on this subject. I do know that a significant number of vanilla wives in the (40-60 age range especially) really cannot understand why a man needs these things. I also know that not all husbands need BDSM as a primary focus in their lives. They may need BDSM activities only once in a while. I also know that some men may have a high stress job where they make all the decisions and need to "drop the superman's cape" for a limited and private period of time. By the same token, a quiet, mousey little accountant may need to "become the superhero" from time to time. Now does that mean that they don't belong on Collarme? That they aren't "real" or "valid" or whatever adjective you wanna stick them with? They belong here just as much as the full time lifestylers. The main difference is this: Guys, if you're looking for the occasional play partner, even a consistent play partner without strings - BE HONEST and don't mislead someone who's looking for a life partner. Ladies, if you're looking for a life partner and don't want to just play casually, SAY SO and don't get involved with someone who's married and them expect him to dump her and join you. I have an open marriage, so I don't cheat. But some people don't realize they need this in their lives until AFTER they already have wife, kids, ties to the community, careers, etc. This might sound like a goofy example, but when a woman goes to her gynecologist, she's not in danger of having her whole life turned upside down. When a person goes to a therapist and shares intimate secrets, they aren't going to come home to a note that says "I'm going home to mother!". But you let a man see a ProDomme, and Hells bells, he's a crackpot lunatic that should be thrown in a cage somewhere. Don't laugh, as a ProDomme and Lifestyle counsellor, I've actually received calls from women - "I found all these magazines/websites on my husband's computer. May I ask a few questions?" These are some of the most frustrating, yet rewarding calls I've ever gotten because some women have actually confronted husbands and then begun to get involved in their husband's kink, or allowed their husbands freedom to go and get it on their own. The problem is, many men will make claims that their wives don't understand, just to escape responsibility for their choices... which makes it harder for those men who's wives really won't understand.
< Message edited by Calandra -- 6/4/2006 10:15:44 AM >
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