I am a genuine, single, Caucasian, cis-woman submissive with strong slave tendencies. I am service-oriented, enthusiastically sexual, masochistic, extremely fond of rope bondage, with both little and pet sides.

I am also fat (not complacently so) and over forty. Even so, I am attractive and take care with my appearance.

I'm creative and sometimes funny. I can be a little nerdy at times also. I am gainfully employed, STI- and drug-free. I don't really drink, though I currently smoke. I am open to quitting.

I firmly believe in the teamwork model of relationships, and in transparency and open communication.

Like anyone, I am not without my own brand of madness. Unlike pretty much everyone else I've met, though, I will be upfront and open about it once a rapport has been established.

I am seeking the man - single or divorced AND monogamous only - who will prove to be my North Star, my Captain, my Owner and my Daddy. I prefer that he has no children, unless he truly is willing to make a place for me in his life, should it progress that far. I do not have any kids, and do not want any.

The caveat, though, is that I plan on taking this very slowly. I have had some crap experiences and will be careful this time around.

I don't particularly care what you look like, at least at first. Where you live is also almost irrelevant as I would most likely be willing to relocate should we click. However, I would prefer that you are between the ages of 35 and 54. Please be gainfully employed also.

I will not be sending a picture for a while, and don't expect one from you. Instead, I'm more interested in a conversation, hopefully one neither one of us wants to end. I'm more interested in genuine than GQ.

Yes, I am a woman. No, I'm not a catfish. If you cannot take the risk of talking to me without overstepping my boundaries and pushing for "proof", (especially considering that talking to you has reciprocal risk for me, and respecting me includes respecting my boundaries), then you are not of the right mindset. Expectations have no place this early.

If you want to start that conversation, please include as your subject line the word or phrase in my ad that initially caught your interest.

Kindly go on to discuss something of interest, be it your passions, your personal philosophy, your dreams, or a question I will surely ask sooner than later: "What kind of mad are you?"