abuddingdom
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These are good thoughts / opinions......I've been asking why people punish, on various boards, for the last several months. I believe that a great many have no idea why they have it in their D/s or M/s dynamic, they just assume it's one of the things which HAS to be there, and / or everyone else does it, etc and they've never given it much if any thought. I also believe that if one or both are getting off on it(in any way, not just sexually) it's not punishment, it's getting off. I don't do punishment in my present relationship, though I did very early on and I've done it in past relationships. But I, and most of the partners with whom I did it , found it too exiting and that takes it from punishment to something else. And I'm not talking funishment - I did that too , a whole lot in fact, but that's a whole different thing from real punishment. I try to never say never, but I can't see myself wanting or needing punishment - meting out penalty for infraction - in my relationships. What I prefer(excuse me as I put on my rose-colored glasses) is to have and provide training to someone who knows the value of obedience, follow through, and simply pleasing me, and someone who's learned from past life mistakes. I'm not a perfectionist, and I'm willing to redirect(and renegotiate) though doing too much of that over time wouldn't indicate a good dynamic. In an attempt to avoid unnecessary misinterpretation, I hasten to add that I'm not saying that everyone who uses punishment doesn't know why - I said " a great many". I'll likely always question the whys regarding those who do use punishment. Not critically, as it's not for me to judge, but I'll always wonder what the true motive is and whether some even know themselves what their true motive is. I think this is one of those topics which will never be resolved and will always pop up here and elsewhere. I was hesitant to start a thread a few days ago, which itself was inspired by the one whch lally mentioned. In fact, I originally typed out a reply to it but realized it was bordering on hijack territory so I started my own thread, then a couple more punishment threads started. And here's another one. Some things just can't be universally summed up.
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