I think I have a lot to learn about setting boundaries and listening to my gut feelings. I ignore things all the time because I think it wouldn't bother other people, and I'm being oversensitive. Also, it's more important to me that other people are happy than if I am.
And I'm really interested in what it really feels like to be a submissive....I like what you are saying how it should be. That interests me a lot actually.
I'm going to be single for a while and then look into this world properly.
If you wanted to, there is a whole load in there that you could discuss with a kink friendly counsellor.
You can't safely play as a sub until you are in tune with your body listening, boundaries and are able to vocalise them clearly.
There is a lot of dysfunction in the kink world. A LOT. It gets bad rap for good reasons, and I say that as a kink positive person. Be careful that you are exploring from a place of self-empowered pleasure, not dysfunction. There are a couple of things you've said that makes me cautious that you might be coming from the latter - "I'm a people pleaser/interested in giving others pleasure" is one of them. Kinks are more interesting (imo) generally when they explore the opposite of what we are used to. You don't sound like you're used to and sure of yourself enough to be able to know what you want, ask for and get it. Being a generous lover AND ALSO being interested in asking for and getting what works for you is a baseline for good sex and I wouldn't advise anybody to explore anything else until you've got a good solid foundation in that.
Truly consensual, well thought through kinks are healthy, empowering, satisfying and pleasurable.
Hmm. Monologue I wasn't expecting over!