Grlwithboy -> RE: Confused for the first time in my life. (12/29/2006 7:32:38 AM)
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I'm freely going to admit, I'm a cake-and-eat-it-too kind of person and I'm looking to add play partners I can care about as humans and may come to love (I like to let things happen or not freely) and I'm looking for female ones. I also have open relationships that go the other way. I don't get pissed about the other relationships *as long as* I am getting what I need in the way of attention/maintenance. Here's some wisdom I've gained over the years - girls - Dom, sub, TG or otherwise -- need maintaining. Some in smaller doses than others, but eventually, the emotional component will need watering and feeding, even if you think you did enough of it because you did it LAST month...:) I admit I was really pissed at one play partner in paritcular whose online overtures to a distant CD sub were floating in the wheaties of our daily touch-base conversations. Not because the girl existed, but because I wasn't getting what I required - this was smoothed over and fixed well enough via me saying point blank "Um, focus, required here, thank you." (I'm sure there are proper sub ways to communicate same, but I'm not in that position, it makes it easier in some ways, harder in others - do you just use your power position and swing it around, or do you try and foster mutual happiness in rational compromise? I chose the latter in this case.) The play partner in question did what was needed - he didn't say "oh I'm ditching on her" or anything in regard to that relationship he said "I hear you, your point is valid, I am listening to you, I love you as ever" and furthermore backed up those words with attentive actions. I felt secure and cherished, he was freer to do what he wanted to do, everyone's happy. If you can't manage the competing requirements of IM chats, you are not going to be able to manage the competing requirements of relationships with multiple people - if you only see the accusation part of a jealous reaction and not what a jealous reaction is asking for (and it may be reasonable attentive action and "make me feel wanted and special for a few moments") you are not going to be able to handle the competing requirements of open relationships. Also, as Lotus brought up, I know there are open rels. that only are open one way and still work -- but for the LIFE of me I don't know how.
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