dawntreader
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Very interesting thread :-) Expectations very often do lead to disappointment. Fact of life, not lifestyle :-) As far as those that come here to express shock and disappointment over something...well i find the same thing in other online communities i participate in such as the philosophy and political communities. As a novice sub, i read all of these threads with interest and have learned quite a bit from veteran members of this online community especially when they reply with wisdom to the " shocked and cheating" threads/posters. In real life, the ups and downs of a D/s or M/s relationship are no different than vanilla in respect to trust/honesty/communication. When i was newer and less jaded, i had more romantic notions that i no longer subscribe to; the grass is not greener on either side of the fence... i just prefer the side that fulfills my kink. As, far as my introduction to the lifestyle, i was introduced to it by a beautiful 23 year old philosopher last summer and it has been a wild ride since then ~ quote:
ORIGINAL: LotusSong When I read the cheating and the shocked at a behavior threads.. I just have to shake my head and ask.. "what do people expect here?!" You have come into a situation.. aka 'lifestyle'.. where men expect women to obey unquestioningly, accept EVERYTHING because "it's ALL good", be expected to have multiple partners even if it's not your sexual preference, be accepted warts and all unless you are just going to be totally uncool and <gasp> judgmental! And not to mention.. it's based on KINK or novels! What do people expect??!! The dominants probably, for the first time in their lives..have SOME kind of power and control over another person and that person is to be obedient and loving and accepting. Somebody.. SOMEWHERE, somehow, SOME TIME is going to be weird. No wait..you CAN'T be considered weird in this lifestyle..but you can be considered wrong, bigoted, judgmental and a fake if you don't buy into all of it. What brought YOU into this lifestyle?
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