[QUOTE=Guest102708b;735154]Ok, I have a friend who supposedly SAYS he is a Dom and lives the lifestyle but is always "stressed" and "dealing with lifestyle b/s" and it just doesnt seem to me to be as such....[QUOTE]

As you later tell us that you are familiar with the life-style, I am sure that you are also aware that Doms are not super humans but people who can have problems like everybody else..

My friend claims that in order for Sir to understand what its like to be a Dom, he needs to spend time as a sub.......I TOTALLY dont think thats right....Is it?????
I'd say spending time as a sub is useful for many things, in my experience Doms who have tried to be subs know a lot more than others about how things feel on the other side - they are just GOOD :-))

But to some it would not feel natural, and many Doms feel threathened by the idea. If so, it is obviously not a good idea, and there are many other ways to get inspiration.