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DOMINATION & SUBMISSION AS IT RELATES TO SOCIAL NORMS & GENDER ROLES

As some of you may know, gender roles and sexual preferences are not binary, neither are dominant and submissive roles. I have found that bdsm is most interesting in that the roles we play, or the lives we live and act out are somehow reflective of the social norms that society has constructed...
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elkah:
The sub/dom relationship is a difficult one to navigate solo, let alone with a partner. Partly making things this tricky is ones change in preference over time. Yes, from sub to dom or vice versa, but I'm speaking more about the changing preferences in intensity. For instance, someone who likes being punched but eventually finds that having that done is too much (whatever that means for them) and doesn't want it done anymore, but they still want to be slapped.

I've found out a lot about myself acting out both sub and dom roles. Really, it's taught me as much about who I am and what I need outside of the bedroom as inside of it. As much as society tends to separate the two, they really are one and the same.

Right now, my problem is finding a man who's able to access his vulnerability in bed. Women are taught to show vulnerability, but it's often false and often not an emotional vulnerability but a display of weakness and submission. Society mixes up these two so often that men don't seem to understand that there's a difference between them.
ari:
Beautiful post.

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grad school has been rough lately... wish i could find more interesting and unique individuals to be around. intelligence is fucking relative, and i'm finding the desire to be around more openminded people growing stronger and stronger. ever feel like you made decisions without really thinking about how they would effect you? my current position in life was well thought out but my perception of...
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some kind soul was nice enough to buy my membership here as a gift and remain anonymous, i would just like to say thank you, and please step forward. we clearly have mutual interests, so why not gain a new friend?
ari:
Your photos are incredible. Sexy.
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met an albanian model at rush street last weekend, but i couldnt close the deal. small talk went great at the bar, but after 20 minutes, i couldnt gather enough confidence to ask her for her number. im going to watch some nba ball then head out again tonight with some friends, maybe ill get the courage.