Parties. Scenes. Every day service. Those of us that love service, being served, and serving alike know how hard all of these things can be. The planning, execution, and pressure of performance can be daunting even at its best. Yet there are things we can do to help ourselves, the humans we choose to be …
When I was at MTTA’s Male slave Weekend, which takes place in Master Taino’s home, he said something that really blew me away. “My slave,” he said, gesturing towards slave paul, “…has only one directive: Care for my home. That’s it.” Of course, they have been together for quite some time, and his slave knows …
In previous power exchange relationships, I focused on the value that I provide through service. Sure, these people were with me because they liked me as a person as well, but the main element I provided, I thought, was my service. Now this took a very flexible definition of service as well. At one point …
What do you think of when I say the words “English tea service”? For most it inspires visions of royalty, high protocol, maids, and butlers. It’s stiff collars, corsets, and fine china for others. For me, it means play time! I will admit that high protocol and maids calling me “Sir” is an absolute turn …
I am disabled. I struggle with chronic fatigue and pain. It can vary in intensity, but it always affects my life, especially my service. I don’t mention this for pity, as I’ve had enough pity for one lifetime. No, I share these details because I know that many service-oriented kinksters already struggle with a disability …
I am not the only kinkster bemoaning the hyperfocus on hard skills in the service community. In conversations I’ve struck up with service receivers across the kink world, the issue with soft skills has been brought up in some way or another. From potential servants that don’t know how to communicate their sexual desires until …
Fostering Valuable, Underrated Service ‘Soft’ Skills Read More »
We approach the one hundred year anniversary of the publication of the seminal etiquette book, Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home by Emily Post. I know that many people, kinky and vanilla alike, have decided that etiquette isn’t relevant to them in their everyday lives. Maybe they google how to sign …
Someone in a Discord community that I moderate asked for advice about maintaining life structure after the relationships supporting it ends. This is a topic of interest for me, and I’d like to share my thoughts. I am someone who is only fully functional when I have a D-type in my life. There’s a lot …
I was recently asked to explain my interest in orgasm control. You may be wondering how this relates to service, but you’ll find that my reasons for enjoying service and orgasm control are quite similar. As I’ve recently been in contact with a few vanilla people who don’t understand my desire to serve at all, …
The Monk & the Soldier: Understanding the Relationship between Service and Sacrifice Read More »
A Domme recently contacted asking for advice on how to find a local service submissive. She mentioned that she was looking for someone who would be satisfied with just the opportunity to serve, asking for nothing else in return. I’ve had conversations like this with many people and I think this points to a common …
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