The meaning of a collar

[Saucie]

1) Assuming it's a mutual commitment. It means different things

2) Of all things, a D/s relationship does not imply equal status. (Please note, I'm not talking worth or value... just status between the two.)

3) It also implies, (to some,) that the status of the collared is always at risk. If I carry the "key" it means I can "unlock" the collar on a whim.

1. Granted.
2. Having both wear physical signs of the committment doesn't have to imply equal status, merely equal committment.
3. Hadn't thought about the key being threatening to some. Good point. Even so, the actual object the dom would wear certainly wouldn't need to be a key. That was just my example.