Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

asking yourselves is, is this the best way to commit our
resources? To better illustrate this point, consider this
hypothetical question: Assuming you had the money to do it, would you spend
two thousand dollars on meeting and spending a fun-filled week together now, if
it meant that you’d have to wait an additional six months before moving in
together? Finances are almost always a trade-off. Make sure you both fully
understand what it is you’re sacrificing in order to accomplish your plans.
The setting for a first meeting is another one of those considerations that we
typically
just don’t think about until it’s too late to do anything about it. A
little contingency planning for any likely scenario can go a long way towards
making your experience a good one.
Janet, a twenty-year-old submissive friend of mine who lives at home with her
folks while attending a local college, told me about her plans for a transitional
first meeting with her Dominant, Bradley.
They were planning on spending four days together and were trying to decide on
an affordable way to do it, since Bradley would have to travel quite some
distance to come see her. For obvious reasons, spending four days
together in her parent’s home was not going to be a viable option. I suggested
that they find a modestly priced hotel that was
within walking distance of restaurants and entertainment. Instead, they
chose to spend the most important four days of their relationship in the guest
room of a friend’s home. The friends were certainly gracious and
hospitable enough, but their home had paper-thin walls, three small children, a
noisy macaw, two cats and a dog, which Bradley just happened to be allergic to.
Potential distractions should certainly be high on your list of considerations for
your first