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Many, perhaps even most, people who like to be dominated during sex play are the Alphas in daily life, at work or at home. I think we like the opportunity to relax and let someone else do all the tedious thinking and heavy lifting for a while! 
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Exaaaaaaaactly. Sometimes, nothing is more exciting than stepping outside of yourself for a bit of “come as you aren’t”.
[QUOTE=WhyNot]
Many, perhaps even most, people who like to be dominated during sex play are the Alphas in daily life, at work or at home. I think we like the opportunity to relax and let someone else do all the tedious thinking and heavy lifting for a while!
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As I well know, the opposite is true as well. The bedroom is the only place I feel like being the boss, and even then not all the time, as my participation in this thread shows. 
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well, there goes my good night of sleep.
That actually makes a whole lot of sense.
Whips and chains ?
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What about the wellies? don’t forget the wellies.
Alice the Goon So how embarrassed can you be if you’re dead? 
…erm - maybe it’s just a statistical anomaly, but I’ve found more women like it than don’t. (At least in the last ten years or so, when I discovered by accident that some women like it.) Not really at the point of aphyxiation.
It still makes me feel vaguely uncomfortable and creepy-feeling, but whatever it takes to ring the bell, you know?
Yeah, "how you doin’"s as appropriate.
Me. My bunk. I’ll be there.