I’m a 41-year-old cis female and have experienced a significant amount of physical and emotional abuse in my relationships. I recently started dating again and met a really great guy who told me that he was interested in having a Dom/sub relationship. I thought that would be it and told him so — given my experiences, I wasn’t interested in being his sub — but it turns out he wants me to be his Dom. The thought of being the one in control kind of fascinates me and it feels very sexy to think about. But I am so used to worrying about the very scary and very real repercussions of even having an opinion after everything I have experienced in the past that I'm finding it difficult to navigate this. His interests aren’t in the whips-and-chains wheelhouse; it's more like wanting to please someone who is demanding and bossy....

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...Do you have any tips, suggestions, or resources you would recommend for me to learn more and be the best Dom Goddess I can possibly be? 

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