Real Stories - May 2014

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I feel like a liberated woman and I also feel like a happily married woman. You can be both in this lifestyle. In closing, I just want to thank you, Elise, for your web site and your psychoanalysis. I find some of the stories on your site to be extreme and I do not agree with how some women go about dominating their husbands, but I realize that each couple is unique and I admire women who step out and embrace their dominance. I also admire men who have the courage to be forthright with their wives about their desire to be submissive顺从 — willing to obey to them. It is a gamble but if I overcame my hang-ups, there is hope for all women. Thanks again, Elise and God bless you for the work you are doing.

Elise's Response:

Staci, I thank you for sharing your story with us. I know from experience that a lot of women will identify with your story. Not all women are prudes but most women struggle with some aspects of this lifestyle in the beginning. There are the moral questions and there are the societal expectations of what a relationship should be. You are not the first woman who viewed your husband as a pervert when you found out about his secret desires. That is why I say it takes incredible courage for a man to open up and be honest with his wife. He is taking a risk but I still maintain that it is a more honorable act to be honest with your life partner than to sneak behind her back.