Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

the lifestyle?
The next Primal preference that sets them apart from others in the D/s lifestyle is
their instinctive use of, and respect for, power and strength. When it comes to
demonstrating your worthiness to a Primal, it isn’t going to be enough to talk
about your dominance; you’re going to be expected to demonstrate it. That
demonstration may not necessarily involve a physical contest of strength,
endurance and tolerance for pain, but you probably shouldn’t be too surprised if
it does.
Another Primal preference is their reliance upon predator-prey behaviors. A
Primal categorizes all others as either predator or prey, and treats them
appropriately. He carefully observes, stalks, tracks, hunts, chases, and takes
down his prey and relishes every moment of it. If he classifies you as a predator
yourself, you can expect a Primal to steer a wide path around you, preferring to
seek out prey, instead.
The Primal preference that is probably most familiar to non-Primals is the
affinity for the sort of love-play that results in biting, scratching, nibbling,
licking, nuzzling, or a desire to be pet or stroked. This kind of activity is
certainly not exclusive to Primals by any stretch of the imagination, but it is far
more prevalent among them than it is in the general population. By the way, the
technical term for becoming sexually aroused by biting is odaxelagnia.
Depending upon the situation and his frame of mind, a Primal will often
demonstrate a marked reduction, and sometimes even a complete loss, of
inhibitions. This situational lack of self-consciousness may be exhibited in a
wide variety of behaviors, to include such things as a general disdain for
clothing, the emulation of animal sounds such as barking, howling or growling,
and rambunctious play. Quite often, their behavior is mischaracterized by others
as childlike, when in actuality, it is far more accurate to describe it as
animalistic.
Another of the Primal preferences which often confounds and frustrates their
non-Primal partners is what is sometimes characterized as a general apathy
about sexual skills and techniques. A Primal trusts and embraces his instincts in
most things, and typically does so in his sexual technique as well. Expect your
lovemaking with a Primal to be driven by stream-of-consciousness desires and
raw, animal impulses. We’re talking on-the-front-lawn or on-the-kitchen-table-