[Vegetarian_Chris]

I have often thought, that a master can be seen like a father (figure) and a mistress like a mother (figure. They should teach you, protect you, guide you, but also let you go your own ways...

Maybe there is some deep psycological stuff behind this. People who didn't have good fathers/mothers tend to be subs? In the same way girls with daddy issues supposedly turn out to be sluts... *shrug*