Logic!: Don't worry about me - my "needs" are being met. Not quite the way I hoped for, but still, all is well.
Understands what I want and need? That is the problem. He doesn't understand. I don't think he ever really saw the appeal and he definitely didn't get the mental part of it. He may turn into a pretty good top still, but a Dom? I don't think it's going to happen. Unfortunately, I've begun to realize that I'm NOT a bottom. I am submissive. There is a world of difference between the two for me.
I'm an extremist. I'd rather have all or none. Crumbs, sprinkled about to keep me quiet, will not suffice. And getting crumbs from him has become insulting and hurtful. That's my perception, not his intention.
Walking away from crumbs - I want the whole damn cake,
jeanne