Quote by Miso101
So I have read some stories about this subject or rather sexual stories. Also I have read some general things on the subject. My question is this, Can a relationship in where you have a dominate and submissive person be one of gentleness, caring while still maintaing that one of the two people in the relationship is in charge? Also what would you define as the characteristics of a healthy dominate person in that kind of relationship?
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
Quote by Pelwrath
If this is the wrong place for a few questins, my apologies. First. I've never done any BDSM. I'm asking as I do wish to have a better and correct understanding of this form and second as I'd like to use some bondage in a story and I want to get it right.
As I understand the following are required in bondage:
There is always a DOM and a sub. There never is co-equal participation sharing.
Shared trust in each other for the experience to be enjoyable by both.
Safe words/actions that both agree on and ardently adhere to.
If I'm wrong or have misunderstood what I read, again my apologies.
Now for my questions:
How would the experienced partner bring in her new love who is a vanilla?
Does/would she always be the DOM or can there be a co-equal experience?
Quote by MissKat76
It is my experience, which is limited to my life and those I have interacted with, that seriously commited individuals to the roles of D/s do not switch back and forth constantly. When there IS a role reversal it becomes the new dynamic for as long as both are comfortable from a mentally satifaction stand point in so much the new role they find themselves in brings out complete fulfillment for both individuals.
In my case, my wife and I started with me as the submissive. Over time though, there were signs to indicate she was not as Dominant as we both thought, and I still had lingering Dominant tendencies. Namely, there were nights she’d revel in my wearing the strap and roughly taking her. After enough times of this as well as her being a bit sloppy with things around the home, I requested a talk outside our power dynamic. We decided to go a couple weeks with our roles reversed. We haven’t gone back since and that’s been a couple years now.
Now how to get a vanilla into BDSM...
With all due respect, on the surface it sounds more like you want to merely spice up your love making with your partner. Have either of you ever shown a clear indication of
1) Giving directives the other was expected to follow while the one recieving directives seemed to get a thrill from being told they did a good job doing the task?
2) Has the person in your relationship giving out directives shown an interest in protecting and building up the one receiving directives? THIS one is what separates the wanna be Dominants from the real thing.
3) Do you understand and already practice Safe, Sane, and Consensual activities in all aspects of your relationship? Again this is another filter point, because if all three are not practiced then you are straying into abuse. Yes a bottom CAN abuse their top if they themself are not respecting the power dynamic to help things stay Safe, Sane, and Consensual.
I also sense you might prefer to be the submissive in your relationship, so here is the dynamic you MUST adhere to.
First comes the Dominants NEEDS
Next comes the sub’s NEEDS
Followed by the sub’s WANTS
And finally the Dominant’s WANTS
If your partner’s NEEDS as your Dominant do NOT include adding overt aspects of BDSM into your relationship, then leave it alone. However, there are ways to give nudges to the person you desire to become your Dominant.
Ask for permission to do activities. Do you go to game nights with your buddies? Ask. If told no you may not, follow up with asking how they would want to spend the day/evening? This actually gives your partner two opportunities to Dominate you and both play into the NEEDS/WANTS mentioned before. In the example you want to go play, but they expressed a potential need for you to stay home. However, it might be that they merely want you to stay home, and you might actually need to go out and play as it provides a stimuli that acts as a stress relief.
To wrap this up, evaluate your situation, and do not just go straight into kinky sexy play of BDSM. Learn what roles you both are willing to fulfill for the other. You can do preliminary testing of the waters as already mentioned, but be willinging to accept No as an answer if your partner doesn’t want sexual BDSM in your lives.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.