TieMeInKnottss
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Joined: 9/6/2012 Status: offline
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"I get that others might have no interest in a punishment dynamic, but it's irritating when they suggest that there's something childish or dysfunctional about such a dynamic. Someone on here stated that they wanted a responsible adult in their life, as though I don't hold down a job, pay my bills, look after family and friends and meet my responsibilities like anyone else. It has nothing to do with immaturity, and everything to do with being a sadomasochist and a submissive, with having an element in my relationships of control and suffering that is as close to genuine, whilst still being safe, sane and consensual, as anything I can muster. At the same time, people get all kinds of confused about the fact that I say I like having a punishment dynamic 'if it was real punishment, you wouldn't like it' - rest assured, I don't like it whilst it's happening, and I'll seek to avoid it in the future, but the very fact that it's there to be avoided IS something that I like about it. I like knowing that there's a line in the sand that cannot be crossed and, if it is crossed, I'll regret it. I work well within boundaries (this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who understands submission in general) and I like knowing that rules have a sanction. I'm not a brat, and I almost never deliberately break rules but if someone gave me rules and then didn't enforce them, I'd get bored. Whereas if I know there's a sanction, I feel safe, I feel loved, I feel like he is genuinely engaged in my submission and working to maintain it I guess the closest explanation I can give is that I like living in a society where there is a punishment dynamic. I like knowing that if I fuck up and get something really wrong, there'll be a punishment for it. It doesn't mean I like punishments, it doesn't mean I intend to fuck up, it just means I like there being a clear and consistent system of sanctions that is applicable to me. I'm absolutely certain that most people prefer to live in a society with sanctions, and we should fully accept that many people in BDSM prefer rules, control and boundaries, so why the confusion over punishment I'm not sure..."   Finally, someone who "gets it". Just because I prefer structure, knowing exactly where the lines are and what happens if I cross them does NOT make me any less of a responsible adult than someone that prefers "free range". How well do you think our military or country would run if there were no consequences for breaking rules?
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