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ORIGINAL: OrlandoDave

it is full of people that are completely insincere about the lifestyle.

This, like all websites, for some is nothing more than a place to either a) get laid or b) play out some fantasy without the slightest intention of taking things further than keys on their keyboard.

It is my guess that when someone is looking for a “real dom,” they are looking for someone that isn’t here for cheap thrills. Someone who really is, or at least close to, what they claim to be.

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ORIGINAL: domiguy

All good wine is red wine....You chardonnay drinkers can lick my balls...And quite frankly most abstract art is crap!....Now where was I?

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There are some things to watch for in evaluating one's domliness. Anyone with half a brain can talk the talk online. This is what i looked for...

If you want to find out what's really going on with them take a look at the nonBDSM parts of their lives. Someone who isn't dominating their own life with any success if not going to be able to dominate yours any better.

Are they in a dominant position at work? Do they dominate others in a different environment, such as being a leader in a volunteer activity, or coaching a sports team, etc? People who are comfortable with their own dominance usually manifest this in activities that have nothing to do with BDSM.

How are their relationships with their children? Their exes? Their family members? Their co workers? If they have managed other relationships in their lives, there is a good chance they will be able to manage one with you.

How do they take care of themselves? Are they clean and presentable in their picture? When was the last time they went to the dentist? Do they have a retirement plan? What kind of exercise do they engage in? All of these questions will give you some idea as to what they can manage in their own lives. Are they making excuses for things? Or do have they already mastered this much of life for themselves?

How do they care for their belongings? Is their vehicle well maintained? Do they have pets to ask about? Do they manage the upkeep on an outside area? Do they have a collection of anything, if so, how is it kept? All of these questions will give you some idea of how they take care of what they own. This is very insightful as to how this person will care for someone long term.

If you are looking for someone just dominant enough to play with, there is another set of rules intirely, but if you want to know how dominant a person is, these questions can give you some idea.

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ORIGINAL: onestandingstill

Real Dom's are like Unicorns.

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ORIGINAL: Najakcharmer

Well, you know.  They don't eat quiche or wear bunny slippers.  That's how you can tell if they're Real or not.  It's right there in the Big Leather Book of Answers for Everyone, the one that was written by Mistress Manners. 

Actually I personally think that the Skin Horse had the right idea all along. 

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room.  "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"
"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse.  "It's a thing that happens to you.  When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."
"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.
"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful.  "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."
"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"
"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse.  "You become.  It takes a long time.  That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept.  Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby.  But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
- The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

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ORIGINAL: MistressMelissa

As for foie gras, I find it over rated and some animal loving group has gotten it banned in Chicago saying its cruel to the duck and /or goose. I've had the duck variety while in France from a producer of foie gras during a wine tour in Bordeaux, so I have taste the authentic product.