SeekingTrinity
Posts: 1834
Joined: 5/29/2012 From: The 'burbs of Portland, OR Status: offline
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~FRing it~ No, it's not a game for all of us. It may be for you...and that's fine if it is. What's not fine is trying to stuff everyone else into the pigeonhole with you. Now back to the OP. Everyone has already illustrated my point for me. There are different levels of control. TPE is great if people can do it, but not everyone is cut out for it. There is also a VAST difference between TPE as part of a dynamic where BOTH people involved consent to it (like OsideGirl, Des, LW, myotherself, and Jeff/Carol) and a situation where someone is in a relationship with someone who just begins to control every aspect of their life. In the first, people made a choice. In the second, the person wasn't given a choice and it was just forced on them. Could be because of manipulation, could be because the one partner uses the love the other has for them as a weapon to control them, could also be because the partner beats the living shit out of them in an abusive way if they don't get their way. See where the difference is? There is a line between lifestyle and an abusive relationship. Sadly some might use lifestyle as an excuse to be abusive. Not all TPE is healthy. But it's not all unhealthy either. It really depends on whether both people had the chance to get on board willingly.
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