The difference is in my mind as: A submissive gives consent to the dom's control each time, for each act. The power-play is ongoing, and a crucial part of the relationship.
A slave gives consent exactly once, and it covers the entire relationship. There is no power play; the relationship is one of mutual obligation of pre-established terms.
(I could be wrong; I'm not actively involved in either. But those are the dynamics as I've come to understand them.)
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Date: 2010-03-07 04:31 pm (UTC)A submissive gives consent to the dom's control each time, for each act. The power-play is ongoing, and a crucial part of the relationship.
A slave gives consent exactly once, and it covers the entire relationship. There is no power play; the relationship is one of mutual obligation of pre-established terms.
(I could be wrong; I'm not actively involved in either. But those are the dynamics as I've come to understand them.)