Service Submission
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Service submission implies performing functional tasks like household chores, running errands, acting as a waitress or waiter.
What role has service submission played in your dominant/submission relationship?
How do you see it fitting into D/s relationships into which you might enter?
- Is it the basis?
- An important component?
- Normal part of the arrangement?
- A minor aspect?
- Not interested in service?
Some submissive people are only interested in service and want to perform it without a more formal relationship: they arent looking for a lover or fulltime D/s bonding. They enjoy cleaning house, doing shopping for the top.
Their only reward is the performance of the tasks. Perhaps spiced with a bit of arrogance, cruel manner or even a little punishment for jobs not done to perfection.
Are you this kind of service submissive?
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
Some bottoms feel that they’ve been exploited by tops when rendering service with no additional reward, e.g., play. How about you?
If you were rating utilitarian service duties on a scale of one to ten how would you rate these tasks?
- Laundry
- Cooking
- Housecleaning
- Yard work
- Shopping
- Errand Running
Or some useful act that you perform or would like to under the control of a dominant person.


Comments
I’ve generally felt taken advantage of when I’ve done this. Sure, I do enjoy doing things for the person I love, but I expect the same, just like in a vanilla relationship. And I’ve seen lots of people take “service” to an extreme, trying to use d/s to pass off their own personal laziness and selfishness. While I do nice things for the person I’m with, it runs both ways. If she’s not contributing much, there’s a problem.
Posted by: roo-roo | March 22, 2008 11:25 AM
I responded here.
Posted by: Dev | March 24, 2008 5:10 PM