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What are Dominant Archetypes?
Dominant Archetypes are the names gives to the different style of the dominant.
The BDSM lifestyle is a diverse and multifaceted world, filled with various roles and dynamics.
In the realm of dominance, there are numerous types of dominants. Each with their own unique characteristics and preferences. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a curious newcomer, exploring the different types of doms can be both informative and entertaining.
So, without further ado, let's jump into the fascinating world of dominant archetypes!
1. Daddy/Mommy Dominants:
Daddy and Mommy dominants are caring and protective figures who take responsibility for their sub's well-being. They are often drawn to subs who exhibit playfulness, innocence, or vulnerability. Examples of dominating as a Daddy/Mommy Dom include scolding, spanking, reassuring, protecting, and praising their partner.
2. Masters/Mistresses:
Masters and Mistresses engage in total power exchange (TPE) relationships, where the power dynamic is constant and extends to most aspects of their lives. These dominants take control of their sub's physical, mental, emotional, and sometimes even financial well-being.
3. Brat Tamer:
A brat tamer specializes in handling rebellious and headstrong submissives known as brats. This type of dom must possess strength and patience to earn the brat's submission. Disciplining the sub and providing punishment without losing their temper are essential aspects of brat taming.
4. Rope Top/Rigger:
Rope tops or riggers focus primarily on rope bondage and enjoy tying their partners. They excel in various types of rope techniques and prioritize the safety and well-being of their subs during bondage play.
5. Findom:
Findoms engage in financial power exchange with their submissives. They control their subs' finances, providing restrictions, allowances, and even engaging in humiliation play. Findoms often thrive in long-distance relationships.
6. Service Top:
Service tops derive pleasure from providing stimulation and fulfilling their partner's needs. They may not necessarily identify as dominants, but they enjoy taking an active role in BDSM scenes and catering to their partner's desires.
7. Owner:
Owners dominate subs who engage in pet play. Treating them as pets such as dogs, cats, or horses. They focus on training, securing accessories and gear, grooming, and providing care to their pet subs.
8. Domme:
Domme refers to a female dominant. They exhibit various dominant behaviors, including providing stimulation, giving orders and punishment, and caring for their partner's well-being. Femdom, dominatrix, and pro-domme are related terms within the realm of female domination.
9. Primal Dom:
Primal doms embrace wild and animalistic kink, enjoying rough and passionate play. They engage in primal behavior such as chasing, rough sex, making animalistic noises, and utilizing the senses to enhance the experience.
10. Sadist:
Sadists derive pleasure from causing pain to their partners. However, it's essential to remember that BDSM is consensual, and sadists prioritize the well-being of their subs, providing aftercare and ensuring boundaries are respected.
11. Pleasure Dom:
Pleasure doms focus on fulfilling their partner's sexual needs and derive satisfaction from giving pleasure. They often incorporate sex toys and sensory deprivation to enhance the experience.
12. Top:
A top is the active participant in a scene and the counterpart to a bottom. They aren't necessarily dominant and might only play the active role during a kinky scene. Perhaps to please their partner without having a dominant personality or engaging in true power exchange. It's kind of like the opposite of a TPE dom.
13. The Mentor:
A dominant mentor isn't necessarily a distinct category of dominance but rather an experienced individual within the BDSM lifestyle and possibly the community. This expertise enables them to guide those who are new to this world, including both dominants and submissives who can also serve as mentors.
In terms of mentoring, some dominants take on the role of guiding other dominants, helping them develop the necessary skills to lead their current or future submissives.
14. The Gentle/Soft Dom:
A gentle or soft dominant typically prefers not to engage with bratty or rebellious submissives. Some soft doms completely avoid activities involving pain, while others may incorporate light elements such as spanking.
15. The Fake Dom:
Let's wrap up with a particular type of dom that often falls short of the true dominancy mark.
Introducing the fake dom, whose primary objective is to fulfill their own desires without a genuine concern for their partner or a sincere commitment to the responsibilities of being a dominant.
Fake doms tend to prioritize the sexual aspects of power exchange, neglecting essential safety measures like boundaries, limits, safewords, and aftercare. 🙅😈🚧💔🚑
So for the Dom's which if any Archetype's do you identify as?
For submissives which sort of Dom is your preferred choice?
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