The Etiquette of E-mailing a FemDom

By Elizabeth Anna Wright

In any civilized society where humans interact with one another, common courtesy and social graces are expected. This is true as well whenever you communicate with a FemDom, by email, phone, or in person.

I will elaborate here on what I expect as a FemDom when using cyberspace as a communication tool.

In a great deal of cases, your first interaction with a FemDom will be via email. This is the first impression you will make. How you are perceived, the type of human being you are, and your credibility will be judged by how you communicate online. So it serves you well to remember that perception is the only reality online.

Salutation

Always start your email with a greeting. This can be a general greeting if you are writing to a group, or it could be whichever form of address the FemDom chooses, such as Mistress X, Lady Y, or Madam Z. Avoid flippant greetings. Do not assume that it is acceptable to use terms of endearment. To not begin your communication with a salutation gives the impression that your time is too valuable to spend in simple formalities and implies a lack of consideration to others.

E-mail Body

Do not type in ALL CAPS. This is considered screaming online, and viewed as being inconsiderate to the person receiving that email.

If the FemDom you are writing to has a website, spend a reasonable amount of time there to learn about her. As you can imagine, it is irritating to ask questions that she already answered.

Type in complete sentences. Abbreviations and random phrases make you sound either flippant and disrespectful or uneducated at best.

When replying to an e-mail, edit out unnecessary Information from the post you are responding to. Editing your email is accomplished by deleting Information from the previous mail that is not necessary to continuing the conversation. At the very least edit out email headers and signature files.

Always take the time to review your email before sending. Run a spell check and use appropriate punctuation and grammar. If you are still unsure how to spell a word, consult a dictionary. A FemDom expects attention to detail, poor spelling is not.

Closing

Always sign your correspondence. Even though your e-mail address shows you as the "sender", it is not a substitution to your name at the end of the correspondence. This is particularly true on discussion groups.

You may simply close with your name, however, it is much more graceful to use any of these forms: "sincerely," "Yours respectfully," "Cordially yours," "Best Regards", "submissively".

If you are already known to the FemDom then sign however she instructs you" Your obedient servant", "Your submissive", "Your slave".

If you are not in service to a FemDom do not use terms such as "Your submissive" or "Your slave", these are very serious claims and unless you belong to Her, do not make such an assumption.

EMAIL: Elizabeth Anna Wright