amelliagrace
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ORIGINAL: amelliagrace 1. If you are a dominat, then having it tried on yourself first is the only realistic way for you to gauge. 1) no one feels everything the same way So very true. What trying several related things on yourself does is provide a general idea of which might be too tame to bother with, or too extreme for a particular P/pair. It can also provide a general idea of how the items compare relative to each other. I tend to take it as a given that everyone knows "no one feels everthing the same way". 2) a non-masochist can get an idea of how a non-masochist is going to react to a pain sensation, and vice versa, but a non-masochist has no concept of how a masochist interprets a pain sensation... Good point. JMO, a Dominant who knows their submissive, and who knows how there submissive reacts to various sensations and situations, can, in fact, get a general idea of how their submissive might react to a new stimulus - provided they themselves know what type of sensatin it is. One Dominant friend of mind, upon trying a violet want on his own arm, knew right away that one it would work well with one of his subbies, and be an NG with another. The one he was sure woudln't like it wanted to try it anyway...only to admit immediately that "Master knew best", lol. Trying yourself and extrapolating based on what you know isn't 100% accurate, but, then, nothing is, and I believe it is probably a lot better than that pulling a guess out of thin air. 3) the only time i think a Dominant "should" try something on themselves is to hit themselves with a new impact impliment so they know how hard gives what sensation...also with some sensation impliments (you really don't want to start off with breaking a hip with a sjambok because it doesn't "look that bad" or cutting an artery because it doesn't "look that sharp")....otherwise....it varies from person to person and their personal choices...neither way is right or wrong... Good points again, but ones I tend to think any Dominant worth two cents be aware of to the point that they go without saying.
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