I struggle with this myself. Both because I myself have a hard time being dominant, but also because I’d give my left arm for my husband to be more aggressive and dominant! My husband had been dropping hints for a little while that he wanted me to top him. I know his job is stressing him out lately and he would probably benefit from the chance to purge some feelings with a good flogging, as well as not have to be totally in control of everything for a little while. It felt super weird but I hit the internet, read a ton of articles, watched a ton of videos, made an account here 😉 and figured out what I needed to know to be safe. I sent him a questionaire to get a better sense of what he wanted and what his general limits were. Then one night while we were Skyping while he was away, I told him in graphic detail the plans I had for his return. I converted our closet into a slightly more soundproof area because my biggest issue is that my kids still live at home. When he got home, I ordered him to go to the closet, undress, put on the blindfold and wait for me. I’ve never seen a bigger grin. A short while later I wiped that smile right off his face, in a really good way. I admit, it was a lot more arousing than I had anticipated! And the sex that followed was great. At the same time though, it’s pretty out of character for me. I’m an extrovert, but not an aggressive person or particularly dominant except for being a mom and keeping my kids in line. I try to psych myself up thinking about how much he enjoys it, and there’s a fair amount of acting going on. I’m hoping it feels more natural with more time and practice.
The other side of the coin though, because my day job is raising kids (several with special needs of medical issues) a lot of times I’m emotionally bankrupt by the end of the day, I don’t want anyone to need anything from me for a while. On particularly bad days, even sex feels like one more chore, one more thing someone wants from me. I don’t want to have to come up with some creative scenario where I have to spank the crap out of my husband because his day was difficult. Some days I’d like him to have the master plan. I’d like him to tell me what to do because I’m tired and him taking charge is sexy. He’s asked me several times if I “want a turn” and I’ve eagerly said yes. I’ve told him flat out “what I need is for you to make all the decisions. I need you to tell me what we are going to do.” I don’t even care so much if it involves the flogger! Just throw me on the bed and grab what he likes, or hell, just make a dinner reservation. I’m tired of being in charge. The only thing I haven’t tried, but probably should next, is to tie him up, give him a good spanking and give him orders that for the next 24-48 hours He has to be the top!