Wow, haven't thought about this question...what an interesting topic!

Well, Master is a natural Dom. I am a natural submissive, i guess. However, my mother was always submissive to my father. So, maybe i simply learned to be that way from her. Their marriage was so good that he could not be alone after she died, and married again very quickly...to a total bitch who was NOT submissive. His benefit--he was not alone. He was not happily re-married, however, so he stayed in the garage all day.

My maternal grandmother was not submissive, and my grandfather was not around for the most part, so i suppose that my mother did not learn to be submissive.

i'm interested in others' responses to this question!