LadyTantalize
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I feel it's often hard to explain My relationship to those who do not know Me. I've been into kink for over 20 years, studying the lifestyle and experimenting... living in leather, so to speak. I've had many failed relationships of ALL leather variations due to unrealistic expections and/or not settling for less, which was actually My same stance many years ago. I've seen many more partnerships of others fail also, and I often pose the question on boards, at events and munches or such, I ask leather elders, friends, etc. .... "How many D/s or Master/slave relationships based on the formal "24/7 complete submission" or that "real sub" attitude (i.e. don't speak until spoken to, loose much total control and all else that goes with the type of D/s relationship that I assume others here are referring to...) that type of model or concept for a D/s relationship which you know for a fact has lasted long-term"???????? Granted with today's divorce rate, it's hard enough to make a vanilla marriage work, and I've have found a few M/s partnerships that have lasted five years, one I know has lasted ten - that's ONE, but considering the lengthy history of BDSM of all varities, I'm looking for a multitude of good, viable examples with "24/7 total submission" for a M/s relationship which are actually WORKING! So, years ago, after seeing so many failures in M/s-D/s-BDSM relationships I started rethinking My concept of slavery to Me and what I actually wanted, as opposed to what I was taught, via leather elders, classes, books, etc., that a M/s relationship was supposed to be. I feel that ONE person cannot fulfill most kinsters, which is why I have a poly-family. My husband is My slave, but not a "collared submissive" (umm, but he looks HOT in his collar! *chuckles*) and I own a collared slave, who has his own vanilla life and who does not live with Me. Each one brings a different, but necessary aspect of BDSM to My life as a Dominant. I now have had My boy for ten years, and married for six, and I've My "non 24/7 slave" for four, and I've one under consideration now join My poly-family as a "collared slave" to live with Me under the M/s model that I define. I have "submissives" who are very "real" that I see as a ProDomme and a few of those I've maintained for years. I feel that My experience alone and My amount of time invested into living the leather lifestyle makes My statements viable. I'm very glad that I am not alone!! I was alone most of My life, it seems, and I didn't ever marry until age 34, so now that I am 40, I am VERY GLAD that I am not alone in life and that I have a partner who can be so adaptable to My Dominant personality and My lifestyle preferences. I certainly do not feel like I settled for less. To the contrary, I feel like I have the best of all worlds! Nevertheless, again it's what we want as individuals and it is what we make it!! My husband refers to Me by My real name, or My nickname of "T" that all else also call Me, or he refers to Me as Mistress, just as My slaves do, and as a ProDomme I am called "Lady T". Sometimes, in sweet moments, he may call me "darlin" which I like, and I would slap him if he dared to call Me by "Ma'am" - maybe it's a "southern thing" but that makes Me think of My mother! *chuckles* Often his referral to Me as Mistress does occur on a daily basis and even in vanilla settings, if it's discrete and appropriate. We've developed a sort of BDSM/vanilla blend that works good for us, where it's all mushed together so to speak, from day to day, and a sort of flow occurs naturally. When we are in a "scene" or do actual "play", more of the S&M or fetish variety, the "headspace" seems to naturally get amped up a bit, but the D/s just sort of flows and occurs from who we are as people. I'm the Dominant and he submits to My will, but still retains his individual, intellectual freedom as a human being. (Side note... I'm engaged in a stimulating conversation about similar issues of control, submission and slavery on The Bondage Resource Channel!!) In closing and in My humble opinion, he is always My slave, but he is not always in a "submissive" mindset, but he does submit to My will. It's like that old "Domme joke", just because I order him to get on top doesn't make him the one in control or make Me less Dominant. Sometimes, things cannot be so cut and dried, in order to make them work long-term. Anyway, My best wishes for good luck and great success to everyone here in the BDSM relationships and leather life!! This has really been a great discussion!! Truly, Lady T.
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Truly, Lady T. Lady Tatiana Tantalize Atlanta's Sadistic Southern Belle, Crossdressing Consultant, Punk-Rock Party Girl and Wicked SugarPuss http://www.ladytantalize.net "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages." -Tennessee William
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