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Quote Originally Posted by SubmissiveDoll

................over the years women as a whole have pushed so hard to be independent, strong willed, and dominant in the work force and in life. In doing so, they have pushed away from what they used to be. Until the last 50 or so years, women were submissive..................Why is it so wrong for me to wish to live this way still?...................But the constant debates with feminists and your average vanilla is tiresome.

So basically, I'm tired to having a negative light shed on me because I choose to live my life in a way that is different from the 'stronger' women.
Submissive Doll,
Maybe you are listening to the wrong people. Sounds to me like you ought to be listening to yourself. There's NOT anything wrong with you wanting to live this way. I was brought up with a "Super-mom" who stayed home. I have a good education. I am a CPA and consider myself to be stong and independent when I have to be or want to be. But guess what? I never worked professionally except a few years. I stayed home. I'd be prone to revise your statement and say, "Until the last 50 or so years, women were SMART....they stayed home so they would have more time for themselves and manipulated hubby into making a good enough living to provide them with all the little luxuries." Now, I don't know why women got the bit between their teeth a number of years back and started demanding to be "independent, strong-willed, and dominant in the work force and life." They did do that and it seems to me that they seriously eroded the quality of their lives. They are caught up in the work rat-race, they don't have time for their children or themselves, they are always harried and running. Their husbands now expect them to contribute to the family finances and still do the housework, the carpools, the entertaining, and all the other assorted duties that a family requires. Those same husbands also leave at a much greater rate and leave them with ALL the responsibility. So, they demanded and got what they thought they wanted, but in doing so they lost their cherished little spot on the pedestal.

Second point: Why are you having "constant, {tiresome} debates with feminists (or average vanillas)"? Quit talking to them. They aren't ever going to agree with you anyway..........but who cares........remember that you don't have much respect for their opinions anyway.

Finally, I'm not ignoring the underlying implication of sexual submission.
I understand that you are saying two different things. One is that you would prefer to live a Harriet Nelson/June Cleaver lifestyle and we have covered that. The other is that people hammer on you when you reveal your sexual lifestyle. Why do you want to tell them? It's none of their business, after all. You don't have to use a bdsm lifestyle to justify a June Cleaver lifestyle or vice-versa. And most "vanilla" people don't feel the compulsive urge to share details of their sex-lifes? Why should you or I?

Anyway, just wanted to tell you that I think you know what you want in life and you're happy with it. Also, there's nothing wrong with it. You just let too many bullies pen you up in a corner and pick at you. Tell 'em to "back off" and that most of these topics are no longer on the table for discussion.

Dixie

Well....we are absolutely off-topic. Also, before anyone starts reaming me out about the economy and how it "takes 2 incomes" and women have no choice and blah, blah, blah.............I know those arguments.....and the opposing ones.......just don't want to spend any addditional time on the subject.