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I am curious to hear from submissives who spent time being a strictly service submissive (for this post being defined as outside of an sexual/romantic relationship) far enough in their past to have allowed some personal growth and perspective to occur so they can objectively view the experience.
Things I am particularly interested in:
Was the service to someone in a leadership position, a high profile person, or?
Was the experience positive, negative, or simply one of growth?
What sort of service?
Was there a formal contract and time limit or?
What, if any, rewards were you given?
Was the relationship strictly service or?
What made it wonderful or awful and what could have been improved that might have universal, or at least more broad, application?
Of course every relationship is unique but I have a few perceptions I am curious to see how valid they are. I have never accepted someone into the service roll but I am considering it. Before I do I want to ensure that I am coming to it from a good place and more importantly that my actions, even in hindsight, have integrity and are constructive for whomever I might allow into a service role to me.
Things I am particularly interested in:
Was the service to someone in a leadership position, a high profile person, or?
Was the experience positive, negative, or simply one of growth?
What sort of service?
Was there a formal contract and time limit or?
What, if any, rewards were you given?
Was the relationship strictly service or?
What made it wonderful or awful and what could have been improved that might have universal, or at least more broad, application?
Of course every relationship is unique but I have a few perceptions I am curious to see how valid they are. I have never accepted someone into the service roll but I am considering it. Before I do I want to ensure that I am coming to it from a good place and more importantly that my actions, even in hindsight, have integrity and are constructive for whomever I might allow into a service role to me.
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Re: A Question
Sat, June 14, 2008 - 8:35 AMDid I word this in some awkward or offensive way?
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Re: A Question
Sat, June 14, 2008 - 9:07 AMNo, I have just had a VERY long week....
gimme just a little more time; I wanted to attempt to answer it. -
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Re: A Question
Sat, June 14, 2008 - 9:32 AMMaybe there aren't that many here that have been strictly service submissives. You did good. :) This has been a pretty quiet tribe lately, anyway.
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Re: A Question
Sat, June 14, 2008 - 9:44 AMIt didn't offend me at all.
I'll respond to you privately, Michael.
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Re: A Question
Mon, June 16, 2008 - 9:56 PMHello All
ok ill jump out there.
due to other issues I have chosen a more service roll in the BDSM lifestyle
at munch I say I'm . not not very submissive but a well trained slave.
so you asked ......
Was the service to someone in a leadership position, a high profile person, or?
2 of my partnerships were almost exclusive in a service roles ,
yes one was 1 of 3 slaves to a high profile fem Domme.
the other I was primary slave with a lot of part time help LOL.
Was the experience positive, negative, or simply one of growth?
hopefully everything we do is part of growth .
and some are positive and some negative.
the only real negative I have to blame myself for.
it is easy to give too much . or to know when to pull back alittle .
we tend to get blind in our service and then not notice until we
are feeling lonely that all that hard work wasn't really asked for.
suddenly you can feel unappreciated but its not really anyone fault
when you just keep pouring it on and over doing.
What sort of service?
some of it within the lifestyle. like target practice or making toys.
or kitchen help for the play party . helping to run classes.
but also 24/7 type of help. running errands . cooking. decorating.
gardening lol. companionship :-)
Was there a formal contract and time limit or?
one had a time set contract. the other started with a very formal contract
but that was just more of a learning curve thing. the relationship went
on for years after that .
What, if any, rewards were you given?
hmmm no actual rewards given really .
personal satisfaction in a job done well.
like at the end of a class or play party , we the guest left
and stopped to compliment the hostess ( my Mistress) and that her .
id be standing in the kitchen door way and beaming that I had helped
to make my Mistress present well in the community .
made me feel good that I could help.
Was the relationship strictly service or?
one was . the other was an occasional play session or two .
both were deep friendships though .
What made it wonderful or awful and what could have been improved that might have universal, or at least more broad, application?
well I think I covered that. what I did learn or grow in my own is to communicate.
sounds simple enough and we do it i'm sure. but to actually be brave enough to ask
for what we need. even when we think the answer is going to be no . because then
it makes our choices even harder.
my own history your mileage may vary .
love to hear of others. and happy to answer questions were I have confused the topic LOL
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Re: A Question
Sun, June 22, 2008 - 9:22 PMOver time i've found that there are many ways i can be of service to those close to me. i help out at play parties, clean up, wash dishes. i even have a vanilla couple that i love dearly that i occasionally house sit (read:dog sit) for which i am happy to do without a second thought or need for compensation. i have learned that making the relationship formal with a collar involves me developing a very strong attachment and a strictly "service only" position becomes difficult for me. This is just my personal experience with myself and my reactions. i can be collared for an evening or a play party, but i am very cautious who i give that right to, they have to be someone i trust and i make sure they are aware of how i do become attached. Since i am not currently collared, i decided to collar myself and dedicate my service to my Creator, my community and myself, until such time that i can belong to someone again.
This is just what i've found works for me. If i am not involved in some form of service in some way i feel incomplete. Even my job is service oriented. Being in the recovery community, i have learned the benefit of doing my part to give to others some of what has been so freely and lovingly given to me. -
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Sun, June 22, 2008 - 9:26 PMi didn't answer that last part. Even difficult experiences can be used for learning and growth. My first D/s relationship was difficult because although there was a strong connection, there was a significant desires conflict. The dissolution was extremely painful for me, but it did trigger some childhood abandonment memories that i was finally able confront and deal with. Some of my service positions are to high profile people, usually because these high profile people happen to be dear friends, some aren't. i am very cautious about how involved i get because i still have to make sure that i have time to continue to grow myself. i also don't want to so overwhelm myself that the service i do give suffers.
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