Yes, I do believe that dominance needs to be a 'natural' thing. However, my definitions of natural might differ slightly from others'. To me, a 'natural' Dom simply means that he/she has the need deep inside to dominate. That's all. You don't have to be perfect right away, or ooze confidence, or know what to do all the time. You're human, after all. I, for one, certainly don't think that my own Dom is perfect (but he ain't reading this, so... *g*). Natural doms need to 'learn' too, especially from communication with their submissive.

What I see as the 'unnatural' Dom is someone who just wakes up one day and says "Wow BDSM seems like a hot subculture nowadays, I think I'll be a dom!". Or perhaps someone whose partner desperately wants them to dominate, and they do so purely to make their partner happy, deriving no satisfaction from it themselves.

To me, you sure do sound like a 'natural' Dom/me.