Dominant, Mentor, Master

[simplydesire]

To me, dominant is a personality trait, a description of what they are. It's a word I use to describe someone. A mentor, is someone who teaches you the lifestyle, but as karley said, doesn't engage in lifestyle activities. I don't see a mentor as someone who would do scenes with a submissive. But someone to help guide them, answer questions, point them in the right direction. Someone who would help a submissive figure out what they like or don't like, limits, teach them things they should know about the lifestyle.
Master to me is an extremely personal term. To me, it indicates ownership. It's a term of utmost respect between a dominant and a submissive. It's a word used by choice, earned, and one of meaning.
Hope that makes sense, lack of sleep tonight is making rational thought difficult. =) (and apparently spelling as well)