I tried living without any D/S in the relationship or in the bedroom without realizing exactly what was missing until a few years ago. I tried and tried to explain what it was I needed, and the only response I got was that he pretended to listen to my needs and then promptly ignored them. I tried talking, leaving him a book to read and marriage counseling. Last year, when it finally got to the point that I was going to have to go back on antidepressants and was anorexic, I ended my 10-year marriage. I have seen a couple of vanilla guys thinking that maybe it was just a fluke or...something. The last one ended with the guy refusing to participate in bondage or spanking, telling me that collars and clamps were not sexy and that the things I told him I wanted him to do to me were "crazy shit." It just confirmed what I'd suspected all along. I'm a certifiable freak. Would I give it up? To quote the raven, "Nevermore."