Quote Originally Posted by just_annie View Post
... each day, in 99% of the items i do i am fully aware of his guidance, direction, wishes and pleasures... Master provides the directional source and helps me to define myself better as the person i desire to be. Basically, there is nothing that i do that i don't mentally "check" to see if Master would approve of or disapprove of.
I had to say EXACTLY!

In everything I do, I act as though Master were there... because anyway He will find out everything... I spill my own beans... lol... but that's not the point...

I know He wants His slave to be the best she can be, and He's given me specifics on how He wants me to be- nailpolish color, style of dress, etc... - and so I am not "doing D/s 24-7", more simply, I am Master's slave. That is not a vacillating state of being. So I have to agree with Tom...

Quote Originally Posted by TomOfSweden View Post
...I don't understand the conflict. My slave is my 24/7 slave and we've both got hectic lives. All being my slave means, is that my word is law. It doesn't mean anything else. If she is tired and all she wants and needs is a massage in the bath; she doesn't stop being my slave because I comply...
Now, I don't yet live with Master- so maybe some would think me naive yet, but I have been there every weekend in full, with and without my two-year-old... and nothing in any second ever changed...

Because it's not something we "do" 24-7 or just on the weekends or whatever, it is just who we are, who we are meant to be to and for each other. Period.

I never even fully understood the term "24-7" in respect to D/s... not judging anyone, but I just don't understand its being described that way.

Even when in past vanilla relationships, I was still a slave inside (albeit non-practicing lol)... just waiting and hoping for that Master (who I had begun to believe was a pipe dream) who could bring her out.

And lastly... this relationship would not be possible for me without the love. Being owned and collared to me equals being loved. I know how much Master loves me and will and does take care of me. I'm His. Not His toy or part-time pet, but just His.

Hope it made sense to you, and was possibly insightful, phantasy_seeker.

And- RUBY- I loved the article- I found it very accurate on the concept of being a slave- the details don't matter- they will vary... but the entire sentiment was very fitting for me. Thank you for sharing!