Mistress

[SirPiggy]

The word Mistress is a very Powerful word with a very profound meaning to me.

May I ask the Ladies out there (Dommes) if they don't mind subs addressing in this way when you are certainly not their Mistress!

i only ever refer to Dommes as Madame or Ma'am, never Mistress unless directed to. Thoughts please.

[Fa****]

Im the same with Sir/Master, would never use it without prior permission

[Deleted Member]

Personally I prefer Miss as a form of address from someone who doesn't belong to me, be that in person or the written word. Mistress is reserved for play time or intimacy. Ma'am for me, although respectful is a little aging, and I feel quite old enough already..(oddly enough unless its an American, quite like the way they say Ma'am).

[ey****]

something missing here is context.

Normally, it should only be when directed.  But, if someone has "you will call me Mistress" (or preferred honorific) on their profile - that's direction.  If the m in Me is capitalised then it also directs you that She expects capital protocol (Her, She, You etc. should be capitalised and W/we, U/us or O/our written as such).   Of course some subs don't like that. That's fine, message someone else.

If you're at a munch - then nobody is Mistress, you're in a vanilla setting.  If you're a fetish club or event then for most clubs it probably should be avoided - but if it's, say, a Femdom party then it may be expected.

Although I did once get wrong for calling someone Mistress at a Femdom event, mostly as the person in question hates it, at all times, from anyone.  With a simple logic that a guy can kneel in front of 30 women and call them Mistress and it loses meaning and connection.  She asks for her name... 

Mind, I did recently film with Sir Claire.  That was a honorific challenge.

[Deleted Member]

I only like to be called Mistress if the person addressing me belongs to me. Until that decision has been made, then I will happily respond to an polite way of addressing me.

[April_TV]

I always ask first what they require to be called 

[Lugnut-4292]

I call Mrs LugNut whatever is likely to get me the best beating. "Cum slut" works well. She eventually beats the foul language out of me...

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[Diva101]

I prefer goddess 😛💁🏼💃🏻

[Gr****]

I prefer to name myself, rather than to let some random hopeful hand me my title.

[Th****]

If I don't know them, they better just call me my name.

In my experience; male subs who call every woman Mistress are usually living in their own little fantasy world and only see women as fetish dispensers. Not as actual people.

Edited February 10 by TheMacabreBrat
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[Scarlettlips]

I go by Mistress or Scarlett. If it's a loyal and dedicated friendship than another name can be used. 

[Ki****]

This is one of the many reasons why I choose to go by Goddess online.I would not mind the whole world calling me Goddess - Goddess does not care who worships her from afar - but I have other honorifics saved for more intimate relations.
Why set myself up to being pet ***ved by over familiar strangers by sharing my most cherished honorifics publicly? As OP says, certain words feel powerful.And they can lose power if used incorrectly too many times.