Lol, no ridicule at all...I'm still not sure about the difference - it seems to be a very subjective bunch of terms, that mean different things to different people.

You might find this thread interesting:

http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4791

I went back to have a look at it and smiled a lot at my answer then. A lot of things have changed in the meantime and I'd agree with subwife now...I really like the term 'slavemissive'.

Please, Rick, never feel stupid about asking questions. I've never seen that anybody asking a question here has been made fun of...quite the opposite, really.