What does being a Dominant mean to me?

[Oralexplorer]

Well that was the first prompt in the journaling for Dom.
This padawan read, listen and this is the best I could come up with:
I aspire to be a respectful Dominant, for a Dominant has no power over the submissive, the submissive gives the gift of trust that empowers the Dominance it's a symbiotic relationship.
Any teaching from the masters.

 

[cdstefi]

Well I haven't spent my whole life being a dom and have only recently discovered a small talent for it, and honestly cocked that up a bit too, but the glimpse I had into it was quite seductive and gave me an insight into the power balance involved.

I think you're playing up the sub's gift and sway on the relationship a little too much here. Yes there is that, but I wouldn't describe it as an equality. The dom definitely does call the shots because that is what the sub wants and needs (I don't capitalise the d because protocol is for small minded people who need pigeonholes).

There again I know next to shit all about this so I'm sure plenty would disagree.

 

[Oralexplorer]

Well I haven't spent my whole life being a dom and have only recently discovered a small talent for it, and honestly cocked that up a bit too, but the glimpse I had into it was quite seductive and gave me an insight into the power balance involved.

I think you're playing up the sub's gift and sway on the relationship a little too much here. Yes there is that, but I wouldn't describe it as an equality. The dom definitely does call the shots because that is what the sub wants and needs (I don't capitalise the d because protocol is for small minded people who need pigeonholes).

There again I know next to shit all about this so I'm sure plenty would disagree.

You do you mate