Quote Originally Posted by Warbaby1943
submissivewife,

Just found this thread and it goes along with what I have been wondering lately. Simply put it is this. What does collaring mean? Is is exclusivity? Is it like a marriage or what? Since it appears that a Dom or a Domme can collar more than one person than I think it eliminates the marriage aspect but maybe to some that is exactly what it means. Just curious.
The collar is, like Silke says, signifies the bond and commitment that a M/s have decide to make. Sometimes, collarings couples with signing of a contract. (there is a contract thread around here somewhere.....)

Now what I am going to say is my opinion and mine only.

Some consider collarings to equal that of marriage. For me, it's more indepth. In most marriages they both have rights, control, and say so in the relationship. The collaring signifies the giving up rights, control, and say in the relationship. Now, that doesn't mean we can't have our say, but the dom/me has the final say. The slave gives them that right.

Right now, I'm collared....it's a temporary collar but it still signifies my dedication to my Master. Since we are not living together, at this point, I do still have my rights, most control, and say in this relationship. Once I walk into my Master's house I will be giving all of that to him.

Now, this isn't something that should be given to anyone at a whim. I respect and trust my Master otherwise I wouldn't submit to him. We communicate openly and he listens and understands me better than anyone.

If you have any other questions, I'll be happy to answer them...if I am able to.

subwife