FieryOpal
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Joined: 12/8/2013 From: Maryland Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic <snip> I have nothing to prove in my dominance. Treat me as a human first. (Originally posted 4/3/2014 8:51:23 AM--Got lost in the forum shuffle.) Expressly, treat us like ladies, and to do that, you men need to (re)learn how to act like gentlemen. As much as has been said about how a person's submissiveness is inspired by the other person's Dominance, a woman's more refined nature can be elicited forth by expressions of a man's more refined conduct towards her (and others). And vice versa. This isn't about simple courtesies. This is about tapping into one's inner noblesse oblige. There will be plenty of time to get down and dirty later on.... If there is a litmus test to ascertain dominance levels, here's an experiment of sorts. For a Man: Be not only attentive in the moment, but be almost puppy-doggish, as appropriate, short of fawning. Offer to carry her bags, groceries, run an errand for her, generally be helpful. A Dominant woman will be amused and warmed to this unexpected behavior, and find it secretly - or not so secretly - flattering. She will give subtle cues of encouragement, which could include involuntarily blushing. A submissive woman will feel uncomfortable with it. She will instinctively pull back in a bodily response, jerk her head back or recoil. A neutral or vanilla woman won't know what to make of it and will get confused as she assesses the situation. Possibly. Cease immediately before she starts getting alarmed. This is independent of how dominantly a woman will act in a private, intimate setting, i.e., the bedroom, but it might raise the likelihood.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. - Lao Tzu There is no remedy for love but to love more. - Thoreau
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