A Dominant needs to feel needed, respected, desired, loved, obeyed. They have a deep sense of wanting to protect, shelter and care for someone, master and guide them, and in the case of the better Dominants, help them grow and meet their fullest potential both as a person and a submissive. They have a desire to touch someone more deeply than in most relationships and they desire to leave their mark, hopefully one that is positive for the submissive as opposed to negative or painful.”