xlilbratbaex wrote:
So I'm new to The Cage and would like to make new submissive friends. I've found it's not always the easiest to find people who are open minded to this lifestyle in person so the internet has to be the next best thing. I'm curious to know about your experiences in finding friendships in the BDSM community and what I should do to make some friends of my own.
Welcome!
i'm pretty new here too, and in a bit different boat as a sub gay guy, but you didn't qualify what kind of sub, so here i am
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i'm a member of a few forums that cater to our culture and have found there is always a core group and a fringe group with online groups. The core group usually seem to be the more steady, serious, real and reliable people. Online always has a number of scammers and crazies as well. So far, this site seems to me to do a good job of policing scammers and removing them.
my approach is to read peoples profiles. i find if there isn't a profile, or it is virtually non existent, the person is probably equal to their profile. But not always, some (few it seems) people focus more on the forums than their profile and you can get to know them in forum.
i haven't tried the chat yet, not a fan of texting as a means of getting to know people... i find chat/text more of a casual, touch bases medium. It makes me crazy when someone text's me asking: "tell me about your self." i have to bite my tongue (fingers?) to keep from answering: "did you read my profile?" But that's me, some seem to like it.