Kana
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Joined: 10/24/2006 Status: offline
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I was perhaps a bit uncivil. Allow me to elaborate. First, be someone worth serving. Next, as has been mentioned before, one catches more flies with sugar than vinegar. Put yourself out there on the profile. Be different. Be unique. Most of all be self honest-be straight up about who you are, not just in BDSM, but as people in life, and about what you expect and what you bring to the table. When you talk to people, do it the same way you would if you met a hottie at the grocery store. Express interest. Be polite. Don't be or lead with the dick. The BS detector will kick in after a bit. Sift through enough phoney mails, meet enough wannabes or have them no-show-surprise!), have enough conversations and you'll start to get a feel for who is real and who is full of chit. My basic rules...and note that these are broad generalities I adjust as circumstances dictate. -I almost never initiate discussion of sex. -I talk about everything under the sun but sex. -I ask lots of questions. Then some more. I actively look for red flags. -I try to get a feel for them as a person, who they are, what their values/morals/ethos are (Because if we are incompatible there shit likely won't work). -I show interest in them as human beings and treat them accordingly. -If things click, I want to meet quick. And if they click when we meet, I want to play quick too. Life is short. Time is precious. I'd rather not waste my minutes or theirs. If incompatible, best to find out ASAP and minimize the pain. -At some point, pretty early on, I tell them point blank what I want, what I expect from someone I interact it and what I will and will not tolerate. If they meet that criteria, great. If not, oh fucking well. No skin off my dick. -Don't be desperate! I cannot emphasize this enough. The single worst thing you can do with a submissive is fail to seize the reins. Don't be an ass about it. Don't be cocky. But be and stay in charge. -Don't make decisions driven by emotions. Let that email sit for a day. Reexamine it when things cool down, ardor or anger, either will skew judgement. -Always remember Kana's number one rule of the net-everyone, and I mean everyone is a fake until you sit down across from them at a table and eyeball then. And even then, it usually takes about 3-6 months before you really see the real them. -Last, time is your friend. There's no hurry (Other than sex crazing). If things go right, you're looking at a long term thing. That takes time, effort, commitment, sacrifice. Because good things need be worked for. Just like anything else, the more one puts into thing, the more one gets out of it. -Be excellent. Always. My Two cents worth. Take it for what it is.
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"One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. " HST
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