BDSM as Lifestyle Improvement

Some people feel that it is appropriate to attempt to modify a person’s behavior within BDSM with the intent to make them what is perceived to be a better life.

This may include:

• Improved diet
• Regular Exercise
• Better study habits
• Cleanliness
• General deportment

Do you think it correct to attempt to use kink - punishment - to change a person’s manner of living outside of scene space?

Doesn’t this require that the dominant’s perceptions and understanding of these issues be objectively correct? But there is no objective correlation between erotic dominance and clarity or knowledge.

Doesn’t it often seem this is a futile endeavor since you commonly see couple continuing to attempt this for years without success?

Have you as either a master/mistress or slave/submissive person tried this? Was it successful or did it mostly add tension to the relationship?