Submissive attraction

[J-Go]

This may sound a bit odd but, what attracts me to submissive women is their strength. I’m interested in strong women who choose to submit to me, who will set aside that persona to please me. That is exactly what made it click with my partner. The arousal and satisfaction of play that comes from that is the result of the primary attraction.
I don’t think I would be attracted to a “doormat” as they tend to be weak and looking for someone to “make them happy”. I’m a good Dom but I can’t pull that one off.

[Thrasher]

This may sound a bit odd but, what attracts me to submissive women is their strength. I’m interested in strong women who choose to submit to me, who will set aside that persona to please me. That is exactly what made it click with my partner. The arousal and satisfaction of play that comes from that is the result of the primary attraction.
I don’t think I would be attracted to a “doormat” as they tend to be weak and looking for someone to “make them happy”. I’m a good Dom but I can’t pull that one off.

Yeah. I "feel" you. exactly.
The one other thing that goes along with this, though it's rather cliched, is that hidden submissive thing. The professional by day who needs to submit at night. That is attractive. A woman who can't be taken for granted by anyone but me.

[artifex]

I don’t think I would be attracted to a “doormat” as they tend to be weak and looking for someone to “make them happy”.

The same could be true for "vanilla" attraction as well. To me, someone looking to have others make them happy seem pathetic and not at all attractive.

[thewhiterabbit]

This may sound a bit odd but, what attracts me to submissive women is their strength. I’m interested in strong women who choose to submit to me, who will set aside that persona to please me. That is exactly what made it click with my partner. The arousal and satisfaction of play that comes from that is the result of the primary attraction.
I don’t think I would be attracted to a “doormat” as they tend to be weak and looking for someone to “make them happy”. I’m a good Dom but I can’t pull that one off.

Your answer pretty much hit the nail on the head for me. I would want a man who's strong enough in his day to day life that when I ask what movie he wants to see, he'd give me a straight answer- someone with opinions of their own, who can & will stand up for themselves when the need arises. However, when I want him down, I want him down. A bit of acting out is understandable, it happens, but I won't fight him tooth and nail for it. I have neither the time nor the inclination.