Wow. The response to this has been great. I am glad to learn that I am not that much of a freak after all.

Thank you to everyone who has shared so far. I know this topic delves a little deeper into our lives outside of our happy little bubble here, so I recognize that it can be difficult. However, I find this fascinating, and am willing to share different parts of myself to understand it further.

Since most of the responses have been on the "counterpoint" side, let me ask this as a follow up:

Do you think that you are naturally submissive (or Dom/me), and then were trained out of it? Or are you drawn to D/s solely as a release?

And for those whose roles are complimentary, what is it that draws you to D/s? How do you get your release?