Amaros -> RE: Do Dom's force a sub to lie at the start (10/9/2006 12:42:53 PM)
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When I ask a question, I expect an honest answer, whether I like it or not - the purpose of asking questins is primarily, to acertain your expectiations - there is another motivation underlying, which is to establish dominence from the get go, i.e., it isn't a question at all, it's an order, and the Dom is letting you know what his expectations are, he really doesn't care what yours might be - if you're squicked by that, then you are, and you should not commit. I think the problems inherent in this approach are well documented in this thread, a guy who takes this approach is looking for a pushover, and being submissive isn't quite the same thing - even being aggressively objectified doesn't make you an object, you are always going to be yourself, a unique human being. Thus taking this approach could mean a no-nonsense, uncompromising individual, or it could indicate a self absorbed clodpole - if he cuts off communication becase he didn't get the answer he wanted, it's probobly to your benefit, unless you enjoy the idea of being treated as an interchangable cog in his fantasy machine. I've never asked that particular question, if you're calling yourself a submissive, I presume that you'll probobly be incined to submit to reasonable demands, the question therby becomes: what do you consider reasonable? I have asked a prospective about her views on "total submission" what ever that might mean to her, mainly in order to determine the level of commitment she might be capable of, and almost every time, she answered that she wasn't sure, with the right person, under certain conditions, etc., and that is really the answer I was looking for - it indicates to me a certain willingness to explore, but that she is honest and secure enough not to just tell me what I want to hear, or what she thinks I want to hear. i.e., it's basically a trick question, if she rushes to say yes, she either has no idea what she's talking about, or I'm being played - otherwise, I expect you catch the next available flight. [8D] Need an evil grin on this thing... I seldom hear a prospective ask me what I want, or specifically what she needs from me, which gives me something else to work with, perhaps out of fear of being perceived as topping from the bottom or whatever - you might try some reverse psychology next time you get one of these guys, if he's gonna flake anyway you might as well have some fun. I'm just trying to absorb as much information about you, good, bad, or indifferent, through this frustratingly inadequate interface. I really cannot make any judgements about you, much less how "good" a sub you're going to be, or whatever, until we've known each other for a while, and I have a little better idea of what makes you tick as an individual. I usually only talk about sex and submission when the subject comes up in the course of the conversation, when I might try to get into your head a little on the subject, basically just looking for clues to specific desires and expectations I might have to consider - otherwise, I figure that part of it can pretty much take care of itself when we get together, no? In short, if you want me to come on stronger, I can do that, but unless you ask, you're pretty much talking to the social agent rather than my evil twin - it's not a mask, it's the real me, the other one is the one that runs the risk of sounding like a cliché - he is my creature, released for your gratification and mine - I am not his.
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