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| Tanos |
on Tue 8 Feb 11, 10:35 PM to the O_and_P group.
I'm trying to think of archetypes in O&P relationships. By archetype, I mean a kind of idealised character or type that real people resemble to some significant degree.
Some examples for D-types could be:
For s-types:
Can you think of any more?
:T:
| 8 Feb 11, 11:25 PM TheFalconer UK(S), 6 yrs  |
I'm struggling a bit with the Dom archetypes you're suggesting as I don't see how they relate to a Dom role in the same way the sub ones obviously do to a sub role. Certainly I can see Dom roles which would pair to the sub ones you've suggested - the Sultan/Harem Master and the Lord of the Manor (for the Butler) - but I can't see how a sub archetype would match up to your Dom roles. "Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace." - Oscar Wilde | |
| 8 Feb 11, 11:30 PM Tanos UK(M), 14 yrs   |
First of all, I'm still exploring this idea, but I don't think they have to match, certainly not in a one-to-one correspondence in the sense of Master and slave.
The individuals need to be compatible of course. :T: www.tanos.org.uk | |
| 8 Feb 11, 11:35 PM TheFalconer UK(S), 6 yrs |
I wasn't assuming they had to match - I just meant that I didn't really see how the archetypes you suggested were "dominant", in the sense that they were archetypes which paired well with a submissive. I'm tired so probably not thinking too clearly, but what I'm driving at is that it seems to me that there's a few models for a D/s relationship - leader/follower, served/servant, jailer/victim, etc. The Prophet I can fit to that model, but I'm not clear how the Artist and the Organiser would relate to a sub in a way which is emblematic of their archetype. "Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace." - Oscar Wilde | |
| 8 Feb 11, 11:45 PM HiGuysItsMe UK(S), 16 mths |
The Magickian, the Knight and the Wise Old Man as D types;
Maybe Sleeping Beauty as an s type?
There is no way to peace and happiness; Peace and happiness is the way. | |
| 9 Feb 11, 7:26 AM FionualaHLC UK(RG), 5 yrs |
The Teacher, the Trainer and the Parent as D types. The mother hen (and that is gender independent, there are definitely male mother hens about) and the nurse as s types. | |
| 9 Feb 11, 7:38 AM Belasarius UK(M), 8 yrs     |
The Watcher, as dominant. One who observes closely and whose actions are based on knowledge of his submissive. My goal - to save women from nature (Dior) | |
| 9 Feb 11, 7:43 AM Belasarius UK(M), 8 yrs |
The Lion and lioness: dominant and submissive where the Lion protects and the lioness serves and both rejoice in their heirarchy. My goal - to save women from nature (Dior) Edited 9 Feb 11, 12:53 PM by Belasarius | |
| 9 Feb 11, 8:31 AM othyim NL, 3 yrs |
A geisha and her Danna. Power is about what you can control. Freedom is about what you can unleash. (Harriet Rubin) | |
| 10 Feb 11, 10:21 AM Diablos_patience UK, 6 yrs |
Ooooooooooooooh yes, yes... i like that one.... very much so ~* Raku wa ku no tané; ku wa raku no tané. *~ |
