Well, I do agree with Webgoji there. I myself am pretty thoroughly vanilla, but I do understand the mindset and the level of commitment and trust that is necessary for a dom/sub relationship. It's not something I always understood, I'll be the first to admit that...but I've learned a lot in my time here.

I think the issue is people don't understand it, to which I would further submit that a lack of understanding attributes to ignorance. It is easier to simply label something as "weird" and thus preclude oneself from bothering to understand something than it is to look into things and try to garner an understanding. That's something I've seen as a recurrent pattern in many things...religion, politics, sexuality, you name it.

I've always seen things I don't understand as an opportunity. I like looking into things and learning about things that were previously foreign to me. I find it fosters understanding. While I know I don't personally have it in me to do a dom/sub relationship, I've come to understand what it is, and I can respect that.

Hugs,
Harley