ChatteParfaitt -> RE: Being Dismissed!! (2/15/2013 5:37:53 AM)
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Often there are discussions on this board about how a dominant is responsible for their sub. Their health, welfare, emotional well being, etc. But exactly how responsible should they be? Again, dominants aren't therapists, nor should they act like them. Could he have tried to send her to some type of "Anonymous" group? Maybe. Should he have encouraged her to develop some kind of interest in her new town, like getting a job (even part time)? Maybe, but if felt he could support them, maybe not. Should he have considered her mental health issues before extending the invitation (and this is the big one)? Again, MAYBE. Why? Because we have no idea how she presented those mental health issues to him. He may have thought that they weren't all that bad. Until, of course, she was there and they began to really show. In answer the question of 'how responsible *is* a dominant for his/her submissive" I have this to say: If you are going to set yourself up as THE DOMINANT that little title comes with ultimate responsibility for all people involved and for the relationship in general. And no, that does not happen over night or in one month. Please do not misread my statement to mean submissives do not have or should not take responsibility. It's part of the dominant's job to make sure that they do. See how that works? A 'responsible' dominant would never have chosen such a co-dependent person, and would never have allowed her to give up her entire life when they had never met. I agree with LW, these two never established a relationship, they had converging sets of fantasies and agendas. In the end it didn't work out, b/c that sort of thing rarely does. As for fuqedupgirl -- hun the nick you chose says it all. You appear to be wallowing in your fuckedupness, and you know, that's fucked up. You are looking for someone to fix you, when you need to fix yourself. As long as you see yourself as 'fuqed up' you will attract doms who want to fix you, but you should know by now that fixing another just is not possible. You're telling everyone you meet on CM not to come to the message boards, how hysterical. You got great advice, and if you are extremely lucky and get some therapy, in the future you might even understand how great that advice was. You take care now.
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