I know of many Doms and submissives that have started their relationships online. Some of them continue it online, and I certainly don't think it makes any of them, or you Talia, less of a submissive.

All of my D/s relationships have started online too, and three of them I was able to meet in r/l. The one online that I tried to continue as an online relationship, turned out to be not what he said he was...or more like not who he said he was. It took me quite some time before I was able to trust online again.

I have found for myself though, that if I get heavily involved with someone online, then I am going to want to meet them in r/l. But thats just me, and right now I am trying an online relationship with someone who is taking it nice and slow, and making sure we both have our eyes open. This I respect. And if things continue to go as well as they have, then we will meet in r/l.

But again, I surely don't think anyone that is invloved in an online D/s relationship is less of anything!

My 2 cents!