Beggars Can't be Choosers, but can Submissives?

*Disclaimer*
The following reflection is my personal reflection, and does not purport to explain reality or hold to a general position. These are just my own personal thoughts derived from my own personal experiences.


As a submissive, I feel like there's an assumption that whenever an opportunity to engage in a D/s dynamic presents itself, we go after it like a dog after a bone or a shark after blood...

Economics 101, right?
High demand, low supply...
Beggars can't be choosers, or so the saying goes...

And maybe there's an added assumption that a submissive SHOULDN'T, on principle, be a chooser, because well...that wouldn't really be submissive of them, would it?

But, I have high standards.

I'm not going to simply grovel at a woman's feet, simply by virtue of the fact that she is dominant.
Nor am I going to submit in any way to a woman, simply due to the fact that she is dominant.

I'll even add the following...

I'm not going to grovel at a woman's feet, simply by virtue of the fact that she is both beautiful and dominant.
Nor am I going to submit in any way to a woman, simply by virtue of the fact that she is both beautiful and dominant.

For me, it comes down to more than just a couple of descriptives...
Intelligence, compatibility, flow of conversation, and shared interests, among other things, are just some of the characteristics I value...

I have even ventured so far to conclude that I just "might" be a sapiosexual.

To conclude:

There are many ways in which submissives should, and are expected to be, on an unequal footing with their superior Dominants (Hence, the capitalized "D" and the lower-case "s").

However, I believe that the demand for a quality Dominant should be just as high as the demand for a quality submissive...for the benefit of each individual and the community as a whole.