Quote Originally Posted by singletaillover View Post
... What do you think of the silent treatment as used for punishment. Do you find it effective?
As a sub in transition, from an OL relationship to a RL one, I'd have to say that the silent treatment would be a crass mistake on the part of my Master. He's very well aware of that, so He has never used it.

While OL, it would have meant, on my side of the screen, plain abandonment and the result would have been not finding me when He returned. When you jump off the boat, you're doing it for both parties involved.

In a RL context, explaining clearly the what, how and why's of my transgression help me improve my service and therefore the role I play in my Master's life. Then again, if it's an offense I've been punished for in the past and my behavior hasn't been modified, something is up and the "we need to talk" moment would follow shortly after.

Talk being the operative word. I've never responded with other than anxiety and mistrust after a "silent spell".