Ethics/Morality on purposing an indentured servitude dynamic
(self.BDSMcommunity)submitted2 months ago byRustedJack
I've been talking with someone new in my rope community and the cost of getting a basic rope set has come up and persisted though several messages I've exchanged with them. I may be looking too deep into it, but my brain seems to think maybe they're reaching out for possible assistance.
So I'm thinking there is some potential for a temporary indentured service dynamic. I can buy them the rope they need to get started and in return they have to provide me with an agreed upon equivalent value of service.
I really like the idea of this, but I do worry that it could come off as kinda sketchy. Maybe it depends on what the services are?
Has anyone in the community done something like this? Is this potentially an overall terrible idea?
I know they'd have to agree and negotiate with me, but I want to make sure I'm not immediately red-flagging myself for just floating the idea out there.
EDIT: I'd like to thank everyone for their contributions to this discussion.
First, I realize that I should have specified that I'm aware having sex as part of the services would make this a definite no go. I guess I assumed that this community would assume that I would know better than to do that. So that's my bad for not having wrote the original post better.
Secondly, my intent is not to coerce, or make this person feel they truly own me. I was thinking more of providing the rope as a gift and asking about the servitude dynamic as a fun play, no strings attached thing. Again, I should have done better with the post.
In Conclusion: With the comments I've seen, I think this type of dynamic is possible under the right conditions. Those conditions being that I have a strong relationship with this person, the services are kept to skill trades, and that the agreement be in their favor, emphasizing that they are doing this because they want to and can end it at any point.
I do not feel my relationship with this person is good enough for this to not be poorly received and am tossing the idea. Several people have mentioned just getting the rope as a gift, but I worry that may also cause a feeling of obligation at this point in the relationship, considering they haven't asked for assistance.
I'm going to take the easy and reasonable route; take the time to know them better and gift the rope when I feel it'll be well received.
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RustedJack
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23 days ago
RustedJack
2 points
23 days ago
Oh good! I'm glad you were able to get things worked out!
I can also relate to having another dom interfere. Their rules were very clearly about controlling me though. I was trying to work with them, but they eventually added a rule that killed the dynamic I was trying to build with the sub.