Originally Posted By MsRoseWoods
I have always been interested in why a sub chooses to serve a certain Mistress.

Me, too, particularly why I choose a certain mistress.

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Is body type a major factor?

Yes, but more about rejection than acceptance. I'm fairly short, so mistresses who emphasize their height (6'-11" in heels) gotta have something more attractive to me. I don't like them too skinny, and the ones who are built like a fullback go quickly into the reject pile.

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Does age and experience play a role.

Experience, definitely, particularly experience in my particular kink of spanking. I've seen some youngsters who have experience in what I like that seems far beyond their age, though all other things being equal, I prefer them older, say 45+. That's the age of someone who might have actually spanked me (mother, aunt, teacher, for example) during my kink-formative years. And also, because they just seem to speak better in session - more creative than threatening.

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Does social media (posts, photos, clips) influence your choice?

I don't do Twitter, but I do look for posts in forums such as this, and photos and video clips to get an idea of what they look like in action, though I understand that these are often as not not representative - but it's another data point.

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How important is a Domme's website?

To me, very important. It's her public face. If a web site hasn't changed in 10 years, or text is poorly written, or it just doesn't give me enough useful basic information, then I write off both the web site and the mistress.

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Do interviews and blogs help you to make a decision?


The can be good guidance as a starting point when researching a mistress. I appreciate them because sometimes it's my first look as someone who might be right for me - then I look further.
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Do you research a Mistress before scheduling, or is physical attraction enough?

That should be obvious from what I've written so far.

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Do positive or negative reviews effect your decision?


Only if I know the reviewer, and know that he or she looks for the same sort of things in a session as I do. So many reviews have so little relevant content that it's often hard to tell, other than in extreme cases, whether I see it as positive or negative.

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Do you normally choose the same type of Mistress repeatedly, or do you see every new-traveling Domme who comes your way?

That's two questions! I have a few favorites and while I don't "serve" anybody, I tend to go back to them for the reliability. They don't get boring. Occasionally someone who I have some interest in seeing comes to town, and sometimes we get together, but much of the time I find schedule, location, or cost to stand in the way.

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Are you loyal to one Mistress, or see several?

I don't have a local favorite so nearly all of my sessions are when I'm traveling. If I have two or three favorites in a city (this is the case in NY and LA, for instance), I'm likely to see someone this trip that I didn't see last trip. And I'm not such a pain slut that I have to see all three on one trip.

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Is a Mistress's session rate a deal breaker, if it's above a certain amount?

Yes, definitely. I have a few on my bucket list that I doubt that I'll ever see due to the cost or minimum session length. I'm the $150 half-hour spanking guy.
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