Several woman have indicated that they feel uncomfortable describing themselves as submissive but I hope that my attempt at an explanation will help people see that, if we stick with the non-specialised use of the English language, there is no contradiction in describing oneself as, for example, an assertive, competent, dominant and submissive person. However because each adjective will not necessarily apply to every situation the person encounters nor to every role that a person performs even this list of adjectives is likely to be misleading unless it is qualified with descriptions of the situations in which each applies.
Near the beginning of this article I did apologise for possibly having the writing style of a patronising professor but now, for those who'd like a challenge, here is some suggested homework: Choose one of the following titles and without using any of the words: submit, submitted, submitting, submissive and submission (or any derivatives thereof) create and submit an article suitable for publication on Taken In Hand.
