intothewoods
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Lots of people describe themselves as possessing personality traits that vary with company or context. Shy in some environments but outgoing in others; predictably emotional in some situations but apathetic in others; etc.
I defined the essence of the "D-urge" as being comfortable and aroused when controlling what transpires in a personal relationship. Aroused is off the table in most other contexts, so we're left with "comfortable". Personally I am much more comfortable in the company of laid back people who aren't trying to control each other's behavior, and I'm a laid back guy in most social situations as well. Bossy and controlling just aren't traits I appreciate in a general social context.
I understand that others have different preferences, and some of these have the D-urge as well. No problem. Looking at the population of Dominants as a whole, I'm not saying there's a negative correlation between the D-urge and the urge to control others in a general social setting, but I don't think there's a positive correlation either.
Flip all this around, and the same applies to submissives.
ETA: If you have the chance, ask your friend to provide his working definitions of "dominant" and "submissive". Sometimes people talk past one another in these discussions, for the simple reason that they aren't even talking about the same thing.
Yeah, that's probably what's going on.