The comments on this piece…no one even agrees on what these things mean. I find this recent trend of labeling everything “dominant” or “submissive” truly bizarre, especially when it’s usually inapplicable or fake? Dominant and submissive positions are only relevant, and only truly exist, when there's a conflict. That should be the most obvious starting point. If there's no dispute or conflict, there's no dominance/submission. The only reason D/S even exists as a behavioral tendenc...