What level of dominance/submission do you expect from a romantic partner?

[Longhorn]

In the wise words of someone on the Internet,

'Relationships are just two people asking each other what they want to eat until one of them dies'

[Thumpalumpacus]

There's also the comfort of having to just lay back and let someone else they trust make decisions and take the responsibilities along with the consequences that come with it.

You're right -- the fate of the Free World may well rely upon where, exactly, you choose to sit in a theater.

Dear God, the pressure.

I like dominant girls, the kind of girls that are generally described by other girls as a "kind of a bitch" behind their backs, the kind of girls that order others around. That's the kind of women I enjoy because it just 100x amplify the fun I have dominating them. I like the feeling of having the power of turning a girl generally described as a bitch into a wobbly jelly. I prefer not to date submissive women precisely because of how easy they are. That's just me though.

The thought of an intimate personal relationship as being adversarial to the point of domineering is alien to me. The thought of seeking a woman's challenge also strikes me as a bit peculiar. On a practical level, viewing personal relationships as a domain for the exercise of power usually redounds to the deficit of the one who seeks aggrandizement by demeaning his lover. And on a more psychological level, I think such a drive bespeaks deep insecurities on the part of the person displaying such behavior.

Me, I find sycophancy disgusting, and would not want that from my lover. Then again, I'm pretty secure inside myself as a person, and don't feel the need to demean anyone else in order to assuage any worries about who I am as a man.

You might well feel differently. Hope your approach works out for you ... and for her.

[energizer bunny]

Hence, regarding female flirtation, I'm quite the dullard.

Same here. Its usually another female that would point it out.

[HairyCyclist]

In the wise words of someone on the Internet,

'Relationships are just two people asking each other what they want to eat until one of them dies'

And arguing about who's washing the pots.