usable001
Awkward Penn
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- Jan 21, 2021
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Has anyone here encountered a relationship you would normally label, but that the people involved would strongly disagree with? For them, whatever term you are thinking of would not apply, either because they have not crossed some boundary they set for themselves or because they consider the relationship they have as normal.
I hope I am being clear. My examples below are non-fiction.
For example, a submissive woman and a stay-at-home wife who has dedicated herself to her husband's happiness, and a dominant husband who makes all the major decisions (with her input, but the decision is his) and provides for all her needs. They don't consider their relationship to be DomSub because they don't wear leather and he only spanks her when she needs it (and God forbid they attend kinky parties).
Or a woman whose male friend is a major part of his life. He comes over daily and has moved to a new city three times just because she did too. He has remained with her through three marriages, and they have a child together, but she doesn't consider herself to be in a poly relationship because they haven't had sex in decades.
Or someone who insists she isn't neurodivergent. The way she does things is the right way, and anyone who uses a different method is just wrong. They don't have a problem functioning socially; other people are idiots. They also object to terms like cisgender: labels should only be applied to abnormal stuff.
I hope I am being clear. My examples below are non-fiction.
For example, a submissive woman and a stay-at-home wife who has dedicated herself to her husband's happiness, and a dominant husband who makes all the major decisions (with her input, but the decision is his) and provides for all her needs. They don't consider their relationship to be DomSub because they don't wear leather and he only spanks her when she needs it (and God forbid they attend kinky parties).
Or a woman whose male friend is a major part of his life. He comes over daily and has moved to a new city three times just because she did too. He has remained with her through three marriages, and they have a child together, but she doesn't consider herself to be in a poly relationship because they haven't had sex in decades.
Or someone who insists she isn't neurodivergent. The way she does things is the right way, and anyone who uses a different method is just wrong. They don't have a problem functioning socially; other people are idiots. They also object to terms like cisgender: labels should only be applied to abnormal stuff.
