The thing I'm picking up here and that I don't understand is that it appears that the SD owns the SB. That is not the way I would be. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Originally Posted by Marcus Aurelius
I think Diver's situation hits it pretty well on the head.
My only real SB relationship was very similar, sans the diving
One of my conditions was that she have a job so what she got from me enabled a nicer life; not pay the rent. I think when there is dependency when things go bad they have the possibility of going REALLY bad. That is why I required her to work.
As for the "SD owns the SB", assuming it is an exclusive relationship & she isn't working, it isn't so much "ownership" but a reliance on a single customer. Very similar to business. There are risks (and rewards) for doing say 80% of your volume thru Wal*Mart.
As for the exclusive relationship & she isn't working or going to school scenario, I really don't see that working either....it would leave her with a lot of time on her hands....that's part of why in that case I really don't see the exclusivity part.
The attraction for me to the SB thing is having a regular "date" whose company I enjoy say once a week or a couple of times a month. Anymore than that I don't have time for.