.: Nine Degrees of submission

Nine Degrees of submission

The Outright Non-submissive Masochist or Kinky Sensualist
Not into servitude, humiliation or giving up of control; just pain and/or spiced-up sensuality, on the masochists own terms for the masochists own pleasure (ie: being turned on solely or mainly by one's own bodily sensations, rather than being turned on by being "used" to gratify one's partner's sadism.)

Pseudo-submissive non-slave: Not into even playing "slave", but into other "submissive" role-playing, e.g.: schoolteacher scenes, infantilism, "forced" transvestism. Usually into humiliation, but NOT into servitude, even in play. Dictates the scene to a large degree.

Pseudo-submissive PLAY slave: Likes to play at being slave. Likes to *feel* subservient; may in some cases like to *feel* that one is being "used" to gratify one's partner's sadism; and may even really serve the dominant in some ways, but only on the "slaves" own terms. Dictates the scene to a large degree; often fetishistic (e.g. foot worshippers).

True submissive non-slave: Really gives up control (though only temporarily and within agreed upon limits), but gets his/her main satisfaction from aspects of submission *other than* serving or being used by the dominant. Usually turned on by suspense, vulnerability, and/or giving up of responsibility. Doesn't dictate the scene except in very general terms, but still seek mainly her/his own *direct* pleasure (rather than getting one's pleasure mainly from pleasing the dominant.)