Quote Originally Posted by leo9
In fact, subs are often taking a bigger risk. They may be playing with someone they only meet for occasional scenes, who they don't know well and who has only a casual commitment to their welfare. Whereas a slave knows hir Owner intimately and knows (one hopes) that the Owner feels responsible for the slave's well being.

Occasional scene play is more the dynamic of a bottom than a submissive. Submissives generally do find relationships. They just don't have the same kinds of relationships as slaves do.

My wife and I are in a DS relationship right now. We're not 24/7 DS, though, because we can't be. We have a few other commitments, like our daughter, to think about.