Gave up rules and protocols in exchange for more submission.
This won’t apply to everyone.
I got really tired of the whole “commandments” list and “call me this or that”
I completely gave that up and in exchange I got subs that are more consistent. New subs enjoy it too as it ramps up slowly and I walk them thru it with patience and care.
I understand that some subs enjoy some structure and rules around a dynamic. Which is fine. But starting g off the bat with a list of commandments killed the vibe early on with many.
Instead. I become a friend. I don’t own them right away. They feel safer and more willing to try.
As a Dom we must fully understand the subs needs to provide them that pleasure and reassurance they crave.
Not to say I won’t setup rules. But they are mutually agreed and if they don’t work. Dropped.
Everyone is happy and more willing to enforce/follow.
Also, I tend to allow my subs to reach out to me. Yes. The mandatory morning txt is there. But I don’t require it. They send it and I’ve asked and it is a way for them to start the day. I quickly follow up. Because it means a lot to them.
Punishments and tasks are about the same thing for me. As a sadist I enjoy both assigning tasks and punishing.
Today, edging is a task. Tomorrow a punishment. I find it always leaves the sub guessing. In a good way and if they ask why I always clarify is not a punishment. Just something for my pleasure and theirs.
My personal rule is always “never ask for selfies”
Let the sub feel comfortable exchanging. That goes also for unrequested D pics.
Subs who had said they never would end up being more trusting. Don’t push them. The dynamic must be DYNAMIC.
Anyways.
I’ll stop rambling.
TL;DR
walked away from the normal structured dynamics into a real dynamic DYNAMIC.