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"To learn the art of submission a slave must first give up the desires that drew him to submission in the first place." Mistress Jasmyn Jan 2005.

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ORIGINAL: Jasmyn

Why the confrontational reaction? 

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ORIGINAL: mstrjx

But it got me wondering...... do we sometimes face a committee we don't know we're dealing with?

"Um, why does it sound like I'm on a speaker phone?" "Speaker phone?" While I'm hearing shushing in the background.

So, the question. I know this is all a little tongue-in-cheek, and I really mean no disrespect. I need to know before I jump into the deep end again. But seriously, on some level, do you resemble these remarks?

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ORIGINAL: mstrjx

This thread is born out of a couple of other threads this past weekend, one on pictures and the other on introductions.  It also comes from a chat I was having with a CM member a couple of weeks ago.  I had sent an email with a picture who she had shared with a friend.  Now, the nature of the email and our chat was NOT 'please allow me to beat you and you can bear my little whiplets', no relationship intent.  But it got me wondering...... do we sometimes face a committee we don't know we're dealing with?

If a woman were 'conversing' with a man, would she want her worth being discussed at the weekly poker game?  Charley says, "You know, Jeff, she seems all right, but she marked 'Hates Watersports' on her profile here.  Do you really want to be involved who has distaste for such an innocuous activity?"

Now, fortunately for the ladies (or is that women or females, I didn't really read that thread), I don't do things this way.  I don't have a friend Charley, and if I did I doubt he would understand, much less say 'innocuous'.  And even if I did, that would probably make me see things in an opposite light.  "Hellooooo, Miss Jump to the Top of the List."  That's just the way I am.  In fairness, it is possible that other men do something like this.

But I think it's also possible that the fairer sex might have a different approach, and that they do solicit advice.  If I were in discussions with someone, maybe I need to know the names and addresses of the committee members.  I think I need to have FTD or Teleflorist as well as CandyGram on speed dial the next time I want to hit the 'send' button.  I know I'll have to take responsibility for messing up which one would have preferred the flowers and which the chocolates.  But surely I would hate for Ethel, who just happens to be going through a bitter divorce, to be advising you without a little buttering up on my part.

I mean, what's next?  I can just see the first telephone call.

"Um, why does it sound like I'm on a speaker phone?"  "Speaker phone?"  While I'm hearing shushing in the background.

So, the question.  I know this is all a little tongue-in-cheek, and I really mean no disrespect.  I need to know before I jump into the deep end again.  But seriously, on some level, do you resemble these remarks?

Jeff