Wow, that's a really good post.

I always admire when people take the time to think about the choices they make. Also, thank you for pointing out that we subs are not submissive to EVERYBODY. Most of the time, it pisses me off when someone tries to dominate me -- like when my boss makes me do administrative work that I wasn't hired for (answer your own damn phone!!!) or when guys in clubs think they can touch me and talk to me however they want.* I've actually heard that most submissive people are those who greatly value being in control in the rest of their lives -- that's what makes it so special to be able to give up control and deeply trust another person.

*I swear, some days I really want a t-shirt that says "Who died and made you Dom?"