Darkside Magazine Issue Three | Page 16

16 Darkside I am based out of Central New Jersey, but I do travel a lot. Having this lifestyle allows for so many great advantages I am very fortunate but it’s come from a lot of hard work. Do you look for a particular type of person to dominate? I don’t look for people to dominate, they look for me. Having said that, I can say an ideal candidate for an owned slave is patient, hum- ble, honest, open minded, devoted, available and eager. What can a client expect when they first meet you? They can expect a safe and open environment to explore their their fetishes and kinks while under my firm guidance and direction. Does Dahlia Rain enjoy SM and fetish in her private life? Yes, I love it everyday and all day. I love all kinds of fetish play in my personal life. I am one kinky bitch. What does Dahlia like to do in her spare time? What spare time?! Generally speaking, when not in sessions, I am attending fetish events, traveling and posing for photography shoots with my many Darkside • Issue 3 talented friends. Besides your love of all things domination, what are your oth- er great passions in life? I love the environmental studies and classic literature. I have bachelors degrees in both and spent a good part of my adult life studying them. If you were not doing this, what other career would you like to have? Before I was a Pro Domme I was a Montessori School kindergarten teacher for several years, and as I said earlier, a magazine editor, but I likely wouldn’t go back to either of those. I love human psychology and intend to help people as in the BDSM community deal with issues as they pertain to the lifestyle (subdrop, anxiety, jealousy) and use my strong intuitive traits for good (and of course a little bit of evil too). Is it difficult as a dominatrix to have a private relationship? Does this cause problems? ‘I don’t look for people to dominate, they look for me’