I've had communication with the Daily Mirror re real life mistresses to fit in with a new TV drama called 'Mistresses'. I'm quite excited at thought of a piece on real mistresses.
I am aware that the world, his wife, mistress and concubine plus menagerie now blog so assumed there were loads of us blogging mistresses out there. Out of curiosity I googled mistress and blog and found a load of interesting dominatrices, so we're a bit hard to find...
Reminded me of time I was looking for pics for blog and had similar problem. Mistress is such an ambiguous term - posessor or possessed?
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- Thursday, Jan. 03, 2008 @ 18:59:45
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pollygarter
- Thursday, Jan. 03, 2008 @ 23:24:06
No! lol It's a drama and sounds quite good I thought. I read about it in Radio Times. I have been interviewed for feature in Daily Mirror to coincide with programme.
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menhir
- http://www.myword.blog.co.uk
- Thursday, Jan. 03, 2008 @ 20:38:28
1. Dominatrices - that takes me back to your avatar; a dominant primate. Your initial search findings throw up all sorts of gender issues.
2. A mistress, a seeker of male company, has been termed by a female commentator as a piranha and those poor office males, particularly those who cannot keep control of their feelings, have the strength of their commitment, generally, those men who are easily disinhibited have been warned of the signs to take account of and protect themselves.
3. Women do not do our sex any favours; there is a tendency to support the emotional weaknesses of the male. I really thought - how naive am I - that over the centuries male domination of our societies, did that well enough for themselves.
4. It will be interesting to see how the 'mistresses' feature will be reported on.-
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pollygarter
- Thursday, Jan. 03, 2008 @ 23:28:48
Wise words. The stereotypes are so much easier and of course many of us are stereotypes!
I agree with much of what you say. In defence of women we have been trained to 'support the emotional weaknesses of the male' and it's hard sometimes to avoid it I think.
I like to think that despite the central deceit, my lover and I do have a relationship that is equally emotionally supportive.-
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menhir
- http://www.myword.blog.co.uk
- Friday, Jan. 04, 2008 @ 10:44:31
My number 2 should have read men... "who do not hold the strength of their commitment"
You know, PG I wonder if we have been trained to support the weaknesses of the male. I need to give this further thought.
My initial reaction is that we look after our sons, if we have any, as mothers we look after our little boys even when they are adults. As women, as lovers, it is different, our expectations are different, and our emotions develop to include motherhood and protect our young.
What else are we protecting? For one thing, we need the financial, emotional and physical support of the male when we are nurturing our young. Though these days, in our society, that element has become blurred as two incomes are often needed to support the survival of the young we produce.
Is that us, as females, supporting the emotional and sexual weaknesses of the male? I think not.
I heard the WH feature this morning. It sits well with my thoughts. I hope the discussion will widen out to other relationship issues.-
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pollygarter
- Friday, Jan. 04, 2008 @ 22:08:28
"You know, PG I wonder if we have been trained to support the weaknesses of the male. I need to give this further thought"
Bunty and Judy told me I should be self-sacrificing and put others first. Jackie told me I should make boys feel they were important and Cosmo told me that as well as making men important I had to be good in bed - And that's just the comics and mags!
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menhir
- http://www.myword.blog.co.uk
- Friday, Jan. 04, 2008 @ 22:20:49
...and you really went along with all that did you, ALL your adult life, even though times and mores changed; womens roles altered?
What was Cosmo? I have led a sheltered life, methinks. I have always liked the idea that men should be good in bed; perhaps that's too much to expect.
I think I might have read Girl, though I can't remember a thing about it. I had a tee shirt with a yellow girl sillouhette on it, that much I do remember.
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pollygarter
- Saturday, Jan. 05, 2008 @ 19:17:06
Cosmo is Cosmopolitan mag. Well I'm fairly good at thinking for myself, but the influence is definitely there and was absolutely part of my socialisation. One of the things I've discovered talking to men is how many felt 'tricked' into marriage by women who appeared to share their interests, who I think were probably being what was seen as 'feminine' and supportive - and not all these married men were trying to seduce me! Seriously I do think there is something about such socialisation that is going to take a while before we can fully move on.
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menhir
- http://www.myword.blog.co.uk
- Saturday, Jan. 05, 2008 @ 22:36:40
I would not take too kindly to men who blame women for their poor thinking skills, or for their inability to control their physical urges.
There seems to be a Peter Pan situation with some men. Included in that is, their ability to minimise what they do and their own part in whatever occurs, cognitive distortion and altogether a distinct lack of personal responsbility,
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pollygarter
- Sunday, Jan. 06, 2008 @ 17:05:17
Couldn't agree more! And I challenge such attitudes and behaviours, but very aware that I, like many, have been socialised to be careful around men's vulnerabilities.
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menhir
- http://www.myword.blog.co.uk
- Sunday, Jan. 06, 2008 @ 20:01:54
Sod their vulnerablitilies! What about ours?
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pollygarter
- Monday, Jan. 07, 2008 @ 19:53:18
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menhir
- http://www.myword.blog.co.uk
- Monday, Jan. 07, 2008 @ 22:42:41
Oops emotion got the better of my spelling - vulnerabilities
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- Thursday, Jan. 03, 2008 @ 21:10:16
Possessor or possessed . . depends whose turn it is
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pollygarter
- Thursday, Jan. 03, 2008 @ 23:29:40
I like that Molty - You are very wise for one so young!
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are you going to be on the program?