Is there a difference?

[sisterhoney61 {RW}]

As a southern girl, I'm quite comfortable with Sir or Ma'am. Add that to being an army brat and they just naturally fall from my lips.

I actually prefer that form of address from my girl but, must confess, I do get a shiver sometimes when she uses Mistress.

I don't like when anyone who doesn't know me uses Mistress, though.

I'm a southern girl as well and an Air Force brat, so I know exactly what You mean. Some people in the chat room have questioned my calling the Dom/mes Sir or Ma'am, but I tell them that when you grow up in the south and in a military family, then that's what you call people. And add to that the fact that I worked in retail for about 15 years and always called my customers Sir or Ma'am.

I call my own Master by the title of Master, though occasionally I will say, "Yes, Sir" or "No, Sir" and not always say, "Master." But when talking to others about Him I don't call Him my Sir, but call Him my Master. I think, though, it all comes down to what the Dom wants to be called.