In a relationship, do you prefer being the dominant or submissive one?

Dominant! 8
Submissive! 28
It Changes From Time to Time! 29
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  • Hamartia

    Bit of both. When burglars get in, I'm the one to bludgeon them to death until their brains come out of their nostrils. But when we're talking about patterns for new curtains, I just take it like I've been shot up the browneye with a Pershing missile from close range and some of her immediate family were there to kick at it with their beclogged feet to make sure it really hits home.

    Thank Zeus we don't have any carpets.

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    • Ha!

      Anyway, good to see you're still alive.

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      • Hamartia

        You too. It's good to see your name.

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        • Hmmm... Your comment got a thumb down. I guess not everyone feels the same.
          Oh, well. Same old, same old. :$

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          • Hamartia

            That made me laugh. I hadn't noticed.

            I wonder if anyone thumbing down realises that they're making more people read the comment than would have done if it had stayed in the boring middle at +1. They're promoting it by pushing it to an extremity. Everyone loves reading an extreme, whether it's a +7 or a -7.

            Either way, how are you?

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            • To be fair, I believe IIN has been improving recently. And, if someone disagrees with your sentiments, then I probably earned their spite, somehow.
              But, seriously, I agree with you about how thumbing promotes a comment either way.

              I am feeling pretty good, so I am well. I bet the OP isn't interested in me prattling on about myself on their post, though, so I'll keep it at that. ...But, how are you?

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  • anti-hero

    *Pulls out whip*

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  • dom180

    Sex-wise, I find both can be very fun when you occupy those roles occasionally to supplement vanilla sex. I slightly prefer being dominant, although to a great extent which I prefer comes down to what my sex partner enjoys most.

    I think both of them suck in any other context than sex, because I feel like having a dominant and a submissive partner inherently reduces autonomy and respect for each other which makes a relationship emotionally unsustainable. I can only speak for myself, but I do believe the healthiest relationships have an equal "balance of power" in terms of individual freedom and decision-making as a couple.

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  • I like being sexually dominated. Whenever I experiment with being the dominant one, I end up laughing and feeling silly

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  • In a relationship, I never want to dominate or be dominated. In the bedroom it's a different story.

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  • I prefer being the dominant one sexually. I prefer doing most of the work.

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    • Two thumbs down for a sexual preference. No doubt from the same people that try to preach that everyone should be accepting of the way people are, right?

      -Sigh-

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      • charli.m

        I'd say it was more for the second sentence than the first. Being submissive doesn't mean doing none of "the work".

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    • anti-hero

      I thought you were a virgin?

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      • Haven't been for a while now. Had my fair share given that I tried to gain it.

        That being said, the last time I stated I was a virgin, I wasn't, due to giving it up a week or so prior.

        Still say I am a virgin to some, though. Don't know why.

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    • I am confused why this is thumbed down too. Weirdness.

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      • Who_Fan4Life

        Yeah, here on IIN, things get thumbed down for a lot of VERY weird reasons...

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  • Tommythecat.

    Dominant.

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  • chocolatenugget

    Neither. Even/even is the ideal situation

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  • squirrelgirl

    I have always wanted to be the dominant one in a relationship, but my timid, sensitive nature always seems to automatically lend itself to making me the submissive one.

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  • thegypsysailor

    There is no dominant partner in our partnership, and all my relationships are first and foremost, partnerships. We are a team, presently engaged in sailing our boat through the West Indies. When we're underway I am the captain. Not because I am the man, but rather because I have the most experience. We share the work aboard, mainly divided by ability and knowledge. This may mean my lady cooks and cleans while I do something like navigate, but NOT because she is the woman.
    As for what goes on in the bedroom, that's just not going to be discussed here.

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