its very common and there's nothing unusual about it, just look around perhaps visit a few clubs join a few bdsm sites ...be honest in your profile, there are many masochists out there who are not interested in actual D/s in the slightest.
i have 2 friends who are extremely good expert riggers/rope bottoms and into extreme s/m they have been in a r/ship for around 12 yrs and found that D/s doesnt work for them but are one of the happiest couples i know.
D/s is not an essential factor in bdsm just like s/m isnt.
be upfront with any potential partner(s) and you should have no problems.
sometimes people forget that D/s,bdsm or s/m is not actually an entity on its own their all actually very seperate things but have been put under an umberella together because many mix all 3 together.