If Dominance is an act of setting someone free, and Submission is an act of willfully devoting oneself to another, then who is the captor and who is the captive? A leash after all has two ends, both of which must be held. Ultimately, Dominant and Submissive are bound to one another not by chains but by their own need, and the mutual fulfillment of those needs…We are here by choice and by choice we stay.