My Thoughts on Master/slave Contracts.

While I believe that a Master/slave relationship can exist fine without a written contract and does so in many cases, it is my opinion that they are beneficial to the relationship and should be formally signed and put in place.  A contract can be as simple or as complicated as seen fit, but I believe that they should define the basic rules that govern the relationship together and should adhered to and enforced.  That is not to say that the contract need to be written on stone tablets to forever more be unchanged though. I believe they should be reviewed periodically for performance however often it is deemed necessary and revised to reflect the evolution of the relationship and the lives of the Master and slave within it, and then formally re-signed until the next revision takes place. I believe that the contract should specifically define the day to day responsibilities of both the Master and slave in a general sense so those things don’t have to be continually reviewed and reinforced or perhaps lost or unenforced. The contract in this case, while it does not have to be all encompassing, should take on the form of the basic Bible of the Master/slave relationship in a general sense and should be followed accordingly. I also believe that the contract should contain specific goals and milestones for the relationship to give the relationship a direction to be followed and goals and objectives to be attained. While many may disagree with this, I believe that having a contract in place becomes an essential part of the relationship and makes it more stable for both Master and slave.