UllrsIshtar -> RE: profile help (3/31/2013 2:48:42 AM)
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I disagree with Steve on the username. I think it's appropriate. Unlike him, I don't consider "Master" to be a tittle that's necessarily related to experience, like a master craftsman, anymore than I consider people who engage in puppy play to be actually dogs. If it's a tittle you like to use, and want to be called by, I'd say go for it and keep the username, but be very aware of the fact that, although not everybody shares Steven's reaction to you labeling yourself such as a newbie, very many people do feel that way, and you may get negative reactions because of that. When you get those reactions... don't act like a dickhead, and instead explain that you make no claim to any kind of special status, and merely enjoy the word because of the kinky imagery it creates for you, and for how it makes you feel. With that out of the way: 1) From how I read your profile, you're looking for a 1950s type relationship. Or a Taken in Hand (http://www.takeninhand.com) kind of relationships. Neither are rare as far as what kinsters are looking for. Reading up on both things, and using the terms if you find them appropriate for yourself may make it easier for people to recognize what you're trying to describe. 2) Lots of kinsters who want "less extreme" BDSM relationships have had great luck finding partners on traditional dating sites, like eHarmony or OKCupid. Certain words in a profile can let the "in" crowd know what you're looking for, and when you fill out all the specifics about your interests their search algorithms are sometimes very good at matching you with compatible partners. 3) While it's important to get to know a woman as a woman first, and not focus only on BDSM interest when seeking a partner, I disagree with your sentiment of "we'll figure out the rest as it comes". Kink can be a very specific, and very personal thing for lots of people. If you're in a very serious relationship before you, for the first time, try to match your interests kink wise, and you then find out that they're completely incompatible, you may as well both be in a vanilla relationship. If you like over the knee spankings, and she hates them, that should probably be discussed at some point in the courting process, despite it not being the first thing you put forward as far as getting to know each other. 4) I'd change the paragraph of wanting voice confirmation to be the last in your profile. While it's a reasonable thing to expect, it doesn't aid anybody in getting to know you, which is what you want the primary focus of your profile to be. Let people read about you first, and decide if they even like you or not, before you tell them what you'd expect from them if they do decide that they like you and want to get to know you better.
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