There’s a thread on Fet that’s gotten under my skin. It really boils down to the typical “Suck it up, buttercup” that gets spouted around whenever a slave dares to express an ounce of displeasure in their owner.
I think it’s dishonest to pretend that the slave doesn’t have needs, or that they can’t be proactive in getting their needs met, or, worse, that they expect their owner to actually meet those needs.
Maybe some people really don’t care. Maybe they really don’t have any needs outside of what the owner chooses to do. It’s not something I can comprehend but if it’s true for them, that’s wonderful.
However, it is not true for me.
I risked a lot to search out this sort of relationship. I put a lot on the line, made a lot of sacrifices. I have a vested interest in making this work.
He and I didn’t “just happen”. We weren’t already involved and then organically grew into an Owner/property relationship style. Maybe that’s where some of the disconnect in comprehension happens between myself and others. A lot of them say that O/p wasn’t even something they wanted or deliberately set out to have. It “just happened” for them. So, maybe for them it’s not so disconcerting to have things appear to be slipping.
For me, it is. It’s disconcerting. In the thread I said ‘So when/if he does things that are in direct opposite of that “lifestyle” it does not make me feel loved. It does not give me warm fuzzies or make me feel treasured or delighted or any of those things. What it makes me feel is uneasy, threatened, unstable, and scared.’
I cannot be the property he wants without his firm guidance and iron-clad standards. The whole process requires his participation, his interaction, his input. It requires, quite simply, his dominance. Without it– I have no footing.
So when he chooses to “be nice” (which is how the whole thread started), when he chooses to be kind to me, to excuse my failings and undesirable behaviors, I don’t walk away feeling like he’s done me a favor.
I have no doubt that HE does. I’m positive he thinks he’s done me a great kindness. I wish he wouldn’t, though. It’s not a kindness to me to make cracks in the foundation of my life.
When he doesn’t follow through on a threat, when he forgets a punishment or a promise, when he fails to provide the direction or guidance I need– instead of feeling like I dodged a bullet, I lose a little more of the spark. I lose faith. I lose… I just lose.
It’s a conundrum– for me and for him. On the one hand, I really do want it to be about him. So does he. So if he wants to give me a free pass on a failing, he should do so.
On the other hand… I end up feeling what I feel, regardless of the understanding that it’s his way or no way.
I know I’m not alone in this. I’ve had far too many people message me about it. Sometimes I wonder if, for all their brains, D-types have the slightest clue how people like us tick.
And I’m not buying into that “Oh we know, but we do it because we’re sadists!” excuse, either. I think that’s a cop out. That’s a “that’s my story and I’m sticking to it” line. An “I meant to do that” cover. In other words: bullshit.
You don’t drive your car into a concrete post because it’s funny. And you don’t make your property lose faith in you because it tickles you, either. If you do, you’re a fool. You do it because you’re misunderstanding something.
Before I leave you with the impression that M and I are on some direct path to a cement post, we’re not. He does have a tendency to do me favors-that-aren’t-favors and it does indeed have the opposite effect on me that he’s probably going for, but we’re not floundering. I wouldn’t object to a heavier hand, though. I mean, if we’re talking about feeling loved and all, then that’s what makes me feel loved and safe. Consistency. Firmness. Unyielding. That equals love. The other stuff equals insecurity.
I’m easy that way. Honest.
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