crouchingtigress
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Joined: 3/19/2006 From: Maui Status: offline
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Your question and your other post speaks to me of a person very new and really trying to figure some stuff out....but here in the forums i think you will get very confused and ultimately do yourself a disservice....here there are many differing opinions, a lot of harsh judgments and so many different styles of doing D/s... There are some great books, that really give a good over view of all the aspects of the lifestyle from motivations, to using tools and toys properly and to developing skills. I recommend reading a few books first because this thing we do is a very intense mental managerie...we as dominants are entrusted the care and well being of our submissives and even if it is only on line there is still a great connection there, and there is still the potential to inadvertently do harm. Every one makes mistakes, but i think the type of damage one can do while in the charge of another multiples exponentially and having a good solid back round in some of the core principals will serve you more then you could know at this point. I am a firm believer in books and mentors and any other help one can get as they come to this lifestyle, being a dominant is a skill and a discipline you are a steward, life coach, a teacher, a sensai, a therapist, a boss, a leader and a friend all in one....big jobs, big responsibility. Most folks find learning on line to be a great way to play safe, to learn and explore and to grow in to the person they want be at their own pace....and i am all for that....but i think on forums there is so much contradicting and inaccurate information you would do better with a solid foundation. I like sm 101, and screw the roses send me the thorns....both are invaluable books in my library.
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