lol bly, i think we should use sub/be from now on :-D Eventually, everyone might even start using it, and then we'll have started a new trend...

And just a small comment on Master/Mistress. I have no argument with the terms "master" and "mistress" I'm not sure why. Perhaps because they are most often used as proper nouns- not as a label. And there are terms like that for sub/bes- cunt, girl, kitten, boy... the imaginations of dom/mes has no limit... Plus, I can't think of a gender neutral term by which one could address one's dom/me.

Thanks for all the thoughts! I didn't expect a true and thoughtful discussion of this. It's interesting.