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Why is it that when a dominant says what they want, it is OK, but when a sub says what they want from a dominant it is suddenly "topping from the bottom?" Look, for those dominants that think that they should be in control of someone they have never met before and have no idea if you even have some sort of chemistry... well, welcome to Finding a Partner 101. You aren't in control, you aren't even remotely in the fucking ballpark of being in control. In fact, you are likely an arrogant asshole if you even mildly entertain the idea that you should have ultimate control of a potential sub that you are interested in. I don't have to be in control to prove that I am dominant, it is who I am and it will show no matter what. So, what I am interested to find out is if who interests me is either a little, somewhat, kind-of, mildly, fairly, extremely compatible with what I seek in a partner. For those in the cheap seats, we are on a BDSM site, we are here because we either like the community are we are looking for someone. Since we are here, the only thing really left to us is to identify those that have piqued our interest. Once we weed through the dreck, and we all know there is a ton of it out there either male/female/dominant/submissive, what we are left with is a short list of possible candidates for partners. Let me toss out another little pearl of wisdom... it is incumbent upon me as a dominant to find out what my submissive wants and needs from me. I have made it clear to her what I want and need from her, and if a relationship is going to flourish and grow, don't you think I had better be certain that I fulfill her needs too? This is a relationship, and if it is going to be a healthy one, then we better communicate. My slut and I talked for weeks before we met in person and before I ever touched her we already knew what we wanted in a relationship and out of our BDSM experience and we continue to explore and discuss different things we want to do. I get to do what I want, but one of the things that pleases me is to give life to what makes her happy too. Am I being topped from the bottom? Definitely not, I listen to her and if I do something that she has expressed an interest in doing, I am still in control and she knows it. In the vanilla world, one sided relationships are usually miserable, why would we expect it to be different in BDSM? I want to know what my partner needs and desires... I would be one selfish motherfucker if I didn't. I have no sage answers for a "one size fits all" solution because BDSM is not an acronym for cookie-cutter. Please excuse me if my post is a little disjointed... I have been awake for 35 hours and I believe that my brain may be leaking slowly away.
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"For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men." Herman Melville - Moby Dick I'm wearing my chicken suit and humming La Marseillaise.
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