Quote Originally Posted by Dslave
Though, I still differ on the level of commitment. I believe that a slave's level of commitment is much stronger. Just the fact that she must trust her Master with her life is reason enough for me to believe that.

It seems that you and I are just bound to disagree on these things.

I don't see any difference in level of commitment between a submissive and a slave. The two simply choose to serve in different ways.

In fact, an argument could easily be made that a slave is less comitted than a submissive is, because she doesn't actually have to make any decisions or take any responsibility for herself. She just has to obey and follow orders as they are given.

I don't know where the stigma that submissives are not as comitted as slaves are, but I certainly do not believe it to be a true one.

Incidentally, how does a slave trust her master with her life? This isn't the world of Gor. A slave isn't going to be put to death for disobedience or for being displeasing. A slave that is not happy with her master, or a master that is not happy with his slave, can walk out the door. If a slave worried that her life was in danger, why would she have become a slave to the person that caused that worry in her in the first place?