3113 said:I see an ebb and flow in my relationship of domiance and submissiveness; neither one of us is always the Dom or always the sub. This would seem to make my relationship different from a 24/7 BDSM relationship.
If I'm understanding BDSM relationship correctly.
Not all BDSM relationships lack that ebb and flow; some people have BDSM-based relationships which are not limited by the defintions of "this person is the Dominant" and "this person is the submissive".
Those who ignore the definitions simply Love and Please each other...
Definitions can sometimes be just as limiting as bondage; in my opinion, care should be taken to create a BDSM-based relationship which works *for the persons involved* rather than attempt to fit the definition of Dom + sub = "BDSM".