How do you handle negative feedback and Kink pushback from readers?

[DeMont]

I got pushback from someone about my story from last week, which was my first BDSM categorized story. The main character was a dominatrix as her side job and the storyline is about trying to live in two worlds for her. The story includes descriptions of four sessions with Mistress Natasha. The first one is the only one that featured spanking. My commenter complained that the story did not have enough spanking. I guess between including the tag and starting the story off with a spanking scene, he felt misled.

I don't mind a little bit of spanking, but a little bit goes a long way in my book (and in my stories).

@iwatchus,
My dear colleague, you know what they say, "Too much spanking and not enough orgasming (is that even a word) makes everybody dull"
Respectfully,
D.

 

[DHerbert]

So I guess my question is:
How do you handle criticism when it’s not just “I didn’t like this,” but “You shouldn’t have written this kink, you should stick to this kink”?
Do you factor in reader preferences when deciding what to write next? Or just follow your gut and accept that some people will drop off?

Late to the replies in this one.

I write what I write, and hope that some readers will like it. Or rather, I hope that lots of readers will like it. However, no feedback or comments I've received has ever altered the next part of a story. What's in my head and bursting to get out is created entirely in there, and I can't write that person's thing for them.