Exactly - I've done a lot of reading about BDSM relationships in the last few days and have gained some understanding of the responsibility aspects of this choice - both sub and dom. Vanilla folks (yes, I guess I am still mostly vanilla in real life, though I don't want to bereally don't have a clue about the reality of this choice do they? I know I didn't - just had some fantasies and desire to begin acting them out (working on that!) but the actuality of making that work for two people is very complex, isn't it? Particularly in a long-term relationship like I'm in, that has been based on the mainstream concept of equality. I'm practicing a lot of patience and reminding myself that you can't ride a bike until you first ride a trike!!
Have a wonderful day!