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Guest Posted 22 years ago
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The phrases 'submissive to women' and 'broad-minded people'
A few years back somebody told me that he was "Submissive to Women".
What do you mean by "Submissive to Women" and how many connotations does it have?
What do you also mean by "Broad Minded People" and how many connotations does it have too?
What do you mean by "Submissive to Women" and how many connotations does it have?
What do you also mean by "Broad Minded People" and how many connotations does it have too?
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The connotations are not out of range of normal inference, Guest: 'Submissive' means 'willing to be dominated by', and 'broad-minded' means 'accepting of a wide range of moralities'.
- The connotations are not out of range of normal inference, Guest: 'Submissive' means 'willing to be dominated by', and 'broad-minded' means 'accepting of a wide range of moralities'.
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The connotations are not out of range of normal inference, Guest:
'Submissive' means 'willing to be dominated by', and 'broad-minded' means 'accepting of a wide range of moralities'.
'Submissive' means 'willing to be dominated by', and 'broad-minded' means 'accepting of a wide range of moralities'.
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Ok, I'll take this one then.
Both of these phrases can have fairly innocent meanings but I would guess, by the appearance of them both, that you were having a conversation about sexual preferences?
Someone who wants to be sexually submissive wants to be with someone who is sexually dominant and I suppose this can range from a bit of 'being in charge/confident' to the full-on d
Both of these phrases can have fairly innocent meanings but I would guess, by the appearance of them both, that you were having a conversation about sexual preferences?
Someone who wants to be sexually submissive wants to be with someone who is sexually dominant and I suppose this can range from a bit of 'being in charge/confident' to the full-on d
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Hello Guest
'Submissive to women': this could be used seriously, in a discussion of
a person's character, but more often it would be a jocular remark.
It means: 'I am usually ready to comply with the requests of
women'; or 'I am usually willing to do what women want me to do'.
The phrase often has sexual connotations, depending on context. Between
two
'Submissive to women': this could be used seriously, in a discussion of
a person's character, but more often it would be a jocular remark.
It means: 'I am usually ready to comply with the requests of
women'; or 'I am usually willing to do what women want me to do'.
The phrase often has sexual connotations, depending on context. Between
two
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