FieryOpal
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Joined: 12/8/2013 From: Maryland Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: PandoraFoxxx Well, I know how *I* tell the difference. But, you don't want what I want. You want what you want. In an attempt to answer your question: personally, I use how control is viewed and utilized within a relationship dynamic to determine the difference between "kinkster" and "d/ser." Kinksters, (imho) do not put as much (if any) emphasis on control/power dynamic as D/sers tend to. Kinksters like to "play" D/s. They like the trappings, the outfits, the toys; they like to roleplay, then go back to a standard equal partnership as opposed to a partnership that has defined roles and rules. D/sers are all about those roles/rules. The trappings are fun, of course, but for us, it's control that fuels us. Not only that, Pandora, but I've found that in order to separate the wheat from the chaff, ownership factors in with control. The Dominant who seeks to own, seeks to control. The submissive who seeks to be owned, seeks to be controlled. OP knows which page she needs her Dom to be on, whereas a kinkster can only be a Top at best. Those who just want to Top and to bottom should seek one another out. The rest of us want a comprehensive D/s relationship dynamic. OP, when you hear this come out of the mouth of the next HNG portraying himself as a Dom, you'll know this isn't the right partner for you: quote:
ORIGINAL: Domnotlooking There does seem to be a real shortage of super-controlling, domly dom but distinctly unkinky guys. Maybe you could move to Sicily or the Middle East to improve your odds. I have found that women who say this (not necessarily you) are on the low libido side. Maybe you're more of a bottom type, but more outside the bedroom. Btw, libido has nothing to do with being selective in choosing a suitable match. Some of us don't let the strength our libidos govern our lives. Some of us don't go around thinking with our genitals or picking partners based on the tingliness of our private parts. (Nor should any of us have to settle for kink & fetish sluts, much less relocate outside of the U.S. to find the D/s dynamic we need.)
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