Is lifting always domination?

[TheWolfe]

Originally Posted by pin381

Actually, yes and no. It all depends on the specific situation. Let me explain with a personal example.
My girlfriend is much younger than me and more fragile than me. But our sex consists entirely of role reversal and we both enjoy it. One day I confessed to her that I liked LC and she enthusiastically suggested I try it. Yes, we don't get to do much because of the difference in parameters, but she likes to lift me up and put me on her lap. In this way she demonstrates her starring role in our sexual games. But it is not about dominance, there is no humiliation, we just give each other pleasure in this way. Moreover, we take photos and videos of our games and then review them, commenting on how helpless I look in her hands.

Dominance does not necessarily mean humiliation. Those who have a domination fetish often include humiliation but it's not a required part. Domination can be very subtle, simply just the flip-side of submission. If a person willingly gives up control to another person, that other person who takes control is dominant by default. There's no humiliation there but there's definitely submission and domination.

[l&c]

To me, it's more of a show of strength. I have never felt that the women who lifted me in sessions did it to dominate me, but it depends on the scenario. In some cases, it could be about domination especially if the liftee is being lifted against their will.

[cartergex1]

It doesn't necessarily always have to be in my opinion. I find it to just be a great/fun way to show lots of love for someone.