hisannabelle
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Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Tallahassee, FL, USA Status: offline
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i would have to disagree with the assertion that a 24/7 relationship LOOKING like a vanilla relationship 90% of the time means that it must actually BE a vanilla relationship 90% of the time, or that the fact that it looks like a vanilla relationship 90% of the time means it's not a 24/7 tpe. s&m and sex probably only come into play for us 10-20% of the time. however, i am his slave because i do as he wishes. if he wishes that that be that we carry on with school and work and kids, but still talk, exchange emails, and see each other for dating/play/time together when we can, then that's what i'll do. the day he decides that he wants me to move in, quit school, and do housework and be constantly ready for heavy play sessions, i'll do that. to me, it's not one to the exclusion of another. i am a slave - it's who i am. i am his slave because we're in a relationship together. d/s is the basis of our relationship; he has absolute control over my life - the fact that he does not choose to overtly exercise that control all day, every day doesn't mean that it isn't there. the thing that makes it 24/7 is that it's his choice, not mine. i can't walk away (well, legally and theoretically, i can, but i choose not to). i can't back out if he makes a decision i don't like. i can't get away without calling or seeing him or sending emails when i'm supposed to, or doing the other things that i am supposed to. he has the power in the relationship, regardless of whether he chooses to overtly express that power. i have no problem with the idea that being a slave is being chattel to another. i am his chattel. the fact that he decides he wishes to treat me better than an animal, or give me choices, or let me make decisions, is something that i take as a gift, not for granted. he can take that away anytime he wishes. he owns me - mind, body, and soul. the fact that i'm not left naked and tied up all the time doesn't make that any less. edited to add: i should probably say that i use the words slave and submissive interchangeably with reference to myself. i fall under what most people here, i think, would define as a slave, and that is how i see myself, but he uses the term submissive when speaking about wiitwd with me (as he doesn't really get caught up on terms like sub and slave and their nuances, and i think slave may have negative connotations to him). just thought i would mention this to clear up any confusion about my own situation.
< Message edited by hisannabelle -- 12/26/2006 7:01:27 PM >
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