Joh I can understand what's going on with you, but I can't follow it. It's too far away from my own emotional world.
It's nice to read that you have found it and that you enrich your life with it.
I've spent many years learning that standard shape, and I'm quite skilled at emulating it. But once I wrap up a few projects I'm taking a break. I'm eagerly looking forward to leaning into my submissive side more fully for some time.
One of the things I find a bit ironic is that the day to day of my life seems to be converging on the vision that @Sara2001 has described, yet our values seem almost entirely opposite! Isn't it a funny thought? 🤣 @Sara2001, I swear that I'm not copying you, but parallels do seem to be emerging.
Tonyand03 A punishment for one person can easily be a source of pleasure for another. Very often the difficulty is not about the the pleasure/fear/fetish itself, but living with it in a world that tries to mould you into a standard shape.
Wise words! Sometimes it pays to realize that one is a salmon, swimming against the stream. The way i sense the world seems quite different. A smell others might find pleasant overwhelms me, but yet I keep an 'evil stick' at my desk just in case I feel like indulging in a bit of sting.
Tonyand03 I'm glad that you're learning what works for you and finding happiness.
Thanks! The pandemic has been terrible, but at least it has given me time to sort some things out. I emerged much more knowledgeable about what makes me tick, and more able to communicate it with my partner and others. It takes much self reflection to figure oneself out when are so different than the norm 🙂