Meeting Someone Else into BDSM
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Dear submissive,
You wrote asking me for advice find a straight male dominant. I will try to answer your question as best I can. I don't cosnider myself an expert on the subject but I've learned things over the years and I'm happy to share with you some of my opinions and thoughts.

Here goes: It's easy to find a straight dominant (or some one who claims to be.) What's more important is finding the right straight dominant -- someone who is concerned with your safety and well being and is compatible.
Yes. There is more to compatibility than having the right role. BDSM is not a "one size fits all" proposition. Not all tops are
My first suggestion is attend socials such as the SAS/M socials in San Antonio and the Group With No Name munches in Austin: It's a great way to meet a lot of people on safe, neutral ground.
Get to know people in the scene -- not just the straight dominants but the submissives and switches of all sexes and orientations. Everything you can learn about our community can help you. Don't commit yourself to finding a Dom immediately. Get to know them as people, find out their interest, gauge them for a similar concept of BDSM, find out what they want, and decide if you are compatible.
Avoid dominants who come on too strong. I wouldn't trust someone who feels as though they need to prove their dominance. A good dominant shouldn't feel the need. Walk away from someone who tells you "If you were a true submissive you would do this." Submission is a gift given freely, not stolen. A good dominant will respect a submissive who chooses carefully.
If someone intrigues you, ask around about him. Consider carefully the advice of a submissive who recommends her top too highly. As a good submissive, she might feel obligated to do so. Consider the advice of a submissive "free agent" who plays with several tops.
I think going the s/munches is the best way to meet the right dom but there are other ways. Go to parties, observe, and mingle (but go to the socials and make friends first.) Post and answer personal ads.
Once you've found a dom you are intrigued with you need to consider safety. Sadly there are dangerous people out there who deliver more than they promise. Read my article "Some Notes on Safety for Meeting Online and Off" at http://www.EvilMonk.org/A/safenote.cfm and Jay Wiseman's "Ten Tips for the Novice, Single, Heterosexual, Submissive Woman" at http://www.EvilMonk.org/A/10femtip.cfm.
I hope this information is useful.
Sincerely,
Ambrosio
Additional Articles by Ambrosio
- Some Notes on Safety for Meeting Online and Off
- Meeting Someone Else into BDSM
- An Open Letter to a Novice Domme
- Perverted Vocabulary: a Glossary of Terms Used in BDSM
- Some Notes on Netiquette and 'Net Basics
- Marginalia on the Old Guard, Leather Traditions, and BDSM History
- Play Nice: Some Notes on Scene Etiquette and Leather Protocol
- A Proposed "Pansexual Protocol"
- Polyamory and BDSM
- An Open Letter to Law Enforcement
- BDSM Gone Bad: Reporting Non-Consensual "Play" and Rape to the APD
- Some Criteria for Consensual D/s Contracts
- Relevant Films on DVD and for Streaming
- Dawn Perlmutter's "Dark Subculture" Witch Hunt
- Anatomy for Flogging: The Back
- A Rant on Mentorship
- A Surprising Discovery - an astonishing realization about the appropriateness of sending unsolicited penis photographs.
- Is Masochism Addictive?
- Some Notes on William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman, and Loving D/s
- Life Looks at Leather (1964)
- Some Notes on Psychology, Homosexuality, and Sadomasochism
- ChatGPT and the Truth About Jeanne C. Barney
- The Miscreant's Paradox for Leather and BDSM
Further Reading on Relationships (Dating and Communication)
More on Finding Partners
- Some Notes on Networking, Cruising, and Dating by Ambrosio
- Ten Tips for the Novice, Single, Heterosexual, Submissive Woman by Jay Wiseman
- Three Essays on Finding a Domme by Ms Margo
- Some Notes on Safety for Meeting Online and Off by Ambrosio
- A Surprising Discovery by Ambrosio
- Letter to a Friend by Wanderer
- Help! My spouse is into EPE -- part of BDSM Background Information, a series of articles from the POWERotics Foundation
- Response to a Kinky Woman by Sir Edward of Dragon's Lake
- Three Essays on Finding a Domme by Ms Margo
More on Meeting Safety
- Some Notes on Safety for Meeting Online and Off by Ambrosio
- Thoughts on Safety by Mistress Constance
- Safecall Guide and Outline by Sir Bamm!
- Ask the Therapist: What Do I Do about a Dangerous Top? by William A. Henkin, Ph.D.
More on Negotiation
- Negotiation and Negotiation Forms by Jay Wiseman
- Negotiations by Sir Bamm!
- Eight Techniques for Maintaining Communication and Trust During a Scene by Chris M
- What is Healthy and UnHealthy Communication? Author Unknown
- Submissive BDSM Play Partner Check List
- BDSM Partner Checklist in Word 6 format (reformatted by baebe)
- BDSM Submissive Play Partner Checklist in Online Email format
More on Contracts
- Some Criteria for Consensual Master-Slave Contacts by Ambrosio
- Sample Consensual "Slavery" Contract (Author Unknown)
- Temporary Consensual "Slave Contract" by Diane Vera
- Temporary Consensual "Slave Contract" Author Unknown (This appears to be an unknown author's revision of an article by the same name written back in the early 1980's by Diane Vera.)
- Contract for Discipline for switchable couples by Don (The Switching Network)
Miscellaneous
- Ms Siren and boy john's Collaring Ceremony
- Ask the Therapist: How Do I End a Relationship?
- Polyamory and BDSM in the History and Protocol section: the choice to practice responsible non-monogamy
- Relationship Section: More articles about --- and additional links for --- Dating and Communication
