This is the first time I have posted here and I am fairly new, a year here online. I would like to better understand the difference between M/s and D/s. Also, while I know a slave is submissive and I know a Master is dominate, is there any distinct differences between each? Are the needs of each unique or is the level of experience and knowledge different? Do slaves have different needs than subs and do Masters have unique needs from Doms? I have been told by several that I am a sub with a slave's heart. And then I often hear from others, well he is not a real Master. What makes one so? I find this part of the bdsm equation to be most confusing.