tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024713165941894494.post8071482388198517336..comments2023-05-15T10:03:35.181-04:00Comments on 1 800 DOM help: The pervasion of perversionTarot By Arwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710933183576940528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024713165941894494.post-34839260930365076782011-07-06T15:21:22.537-04:002011-07-06T15:21:22.537-04:00Oh sure. I know a test when I see one, ma'am, ...Oh sure. I know a test when I see one, ma'am, I'm not gonna go topping from the bottom, all demanding stuff! Besides, no gags for me...TMJ :-( <br /><br />I know what you mean about the reality component, which is why I usually write males who aren't as alpha as some wish they might be. I like there to be more give than that, and I think it's all too easy to deliver a cardboard cutout alpha hero whom none of us would like at all in real life. That's never done it for me. Gimme a cruel-to-be-kind softspoken alpha who rocks at aftercare, every time :-DDelphine Drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404686237412306195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024713165941894494.post-54146534590613896312011-07-01T06:44:06.567-04:002011-07-01T06:44:06.567-04:00Poor Del. We'll get you your own gag too, darl...Poor Del. We'll get you your own gag too, darling. (LOL!) <br /><br />I'd like to take credit for the appearance of more betas in mainstream romance, but I am not at all sure that this is the case. I simply think the preponderance of real men in the world leading real relationships with real women has driven the change. Like you noted. As much as women might like to fantasize about their alpha males (Well, those other gals at least.), I also think the best romance reflects just enough reality to help women dream that the romance could indeed happen to them. Get too many alpha males in attendance too much of the time and the dreams become decidedly unreachable. Plus, it's just damn draining. And like all trends, it shifts and changes. Women like to try new things, new ideas, new glimpses of different types of personality and sexuality. I think that explains the upswing in BDSM erotic romance reading even among the vanilla crowd. Alpha males are getting old. Not that they will ever be completely replaced. <br /><br />As for the loud, overly present Domme's around here, we haven't really invested in gags. I guess we're waiting for more pushy subs to speak up. Go ahead. Make my day.Michelle Polarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717774498289472190noreply@blogger.com