thetammyjo
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ORIGINAL: ABeric Hi, I'm 20 years old, just been out on my own for a year, and live in Oklahoma. I'm all extremely new to this. However, I want to be a domme's sub more than anything else right now, and I'm feeling desperate. I have no earthly idea how to find a domme, or anyone - into this. I'm not having much luck making friends online and well, the upcomming events forum isn't showing much for OK or TX. Am I stuck in Vanilla land :( ? If someone could just give advice on what I should do, that would be a big help :) No offense but whenyou feel desperate for a partner that is the worst time to be looking for one. That desperation is either going to drive people away or attract people you may not really wish to attract. First thing is to find groups in your area -- and no, don't expect them all to post on this board, you will have to really look to find things. But I know they exist because I've met folks from Oklahoma at other events around the USA. I'd look for munches first. Also plan and save so you can travel when you find an event. Second, do some reading, not online but offline in books. Depending on the attitude of your libraries you might find something but I'm betting you'll need to use Amazon.com or an online place like Greenery Press or KinkyBooks.com or Daedalus. Look for reviews of books and read them before you purchase them -- books are an investment and unless you have a good deal of money you want to make wise choices. Even though I write fiction, I recommend non-fiction over fiction for people starting out. If you search for threads on books on this board you will find many. Third, get to know yourself. I try not to be ageist -- I got Fox when he was 19 afterall -- but from what your OP says you need time to figure out who you are and what you are looking for. The move you know about yourself, the better you can represent yourself when you find a potential partner. Getting to know yourself also, in my opinion and experience, means not limiting yourself to finding "The One". As you go to events and learn, you might find people who you want to just play with at a party or try out a new activitiy with. As long as you are upfront about just wanting to try things out I don't think you'll be viewed negatively especially if you keep sexual contact out of the experimenting and playing. Combine sex with it and you run the risk of being seen as "only in it for the casual sex" -- not a good move for most of us. After you've done all of this then you may have to make a decision about where you live. Sometimes we have to move and change our lives around to achieve certain goals. Every place you live will have pluses and minuses. When you know how much BDSM is a part of you, then you can make a decision that includes access to BDSM events and groups in your choice of where to live. Yeah, this may take years. As much as it feels like you are desperate for a dom right now -- consider how much better it may be when you've spent the time in self-growth and can find better partner(s).
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