Rover
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Ownership of an object is pretty cut and dried. You pay for it, you own it, and your receipt is an enforceable proof of that ownership. But ownership of a person is not nearly so verifiable. There is no receipt and it's not enforceable. Consequently, I don't consider that I own someone until: 1. I determine that I wish to own them. This takes quite a bit of time to get to know someone well enough, as I do not wish to simply possess their body or service. I want to know that what I will own pleases me in her intellect, her personality, her relationship with society and herself, etc. and that she is compatible with me, responds to me and my direction, that we share a mutual objective for her and us, etc. 2. They determine that she wishes for me to own her. I presume that will also take a considerable period of time for the same reasons. 3. I determine that her desire for ownership is genuine, deep and abiding. 4. She feels as though she has worked hard to attain my ownership. That which comes easily has no value. That is, by necessity, an exceptionally brief and shallow explanation. John
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"Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions." Sri da Avabhas
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