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Can you be in charge all day and want to submit in bed?

There is a very convenient stereotype: a dominant person must want to dominate everywhere, while someone who enjoys a submissive sexual role is probably soft, dependent or indecisive in everyday life.


Convenient theory. Far too simple.

A person may spend the entire day making dozens of decisions, being responsible for other people, and deeply enjoy a space where, for a while, they do not have to decide anything at all.

Another person may be gentle and accommodating in ordinary life yet enjoy control and initiative within a sexual context.

Sexual roles may reflect aspects of personality, contrast with them, change depending on the partner, or have no simple relationship at all with how a person behaves at work, with family or among friends.


Educational articles for general information. They do not replace advice from a qualified professional.

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