And perhaps a newer Dom might not appeal to a submissive who calls herself 'slave' and doesn't want ANY responsibility for herself, but wants to be shaped and formed to a Dom's needs and will, or perhaps one who is just discovering her own submissive self, and feels it wouldn't make her feel submissive to learn together with her Dom. They are all treasures. Experience can be an asset, or it can be a detriment, or both in the same person, but to me, inner commitment to being Dom or sub is the bottom line, and this is often confused with experience. I look for someone who is reality based, and very certain of his Dominant nature. Sometimes, this has nothing to do with prior experience.
Some people just know themselves so well, and take to it, like a duck takes to water.
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