I'm a 24 year old submissive guy and have been in a relationship for 2 years with a 29 year old dominant female. She is a wonderful girl, very wise and together we have achieved many great things, like buying a beautiful house and taking some truly awesome vacations.  Our sex life has been awesome as well and probably much much more then I could have ever dreamed of.  I never would have thought that being submissive in a relationship would have worked for me, but after two years, I would never want to have it any other way. Early in our relationship, she and I discussed the idea of marriage and together we decided that neither felt a reason to make our union official. Recently, she has expressed that she would like to have something more in the way of a commitment such as a tattoo. Problem is, she wants me to be the one tattooed and what she wants is for me to be tattooed just above my genitals with something to the affect of "Property of Mistress Ann". Now I have to admit that the thought is a turn-on, but after a little time to think about, I'm not sure if I would want to be permanently marked in such a place. Am I just over-think this ?

You have quite a situation there. Obviously there is something in your girlfriends past that makes her really scared of marriage. But it also seems that her tide might be turning.

Without talking to her extensively, I can only guess that in her past someone who was married and very very close to her was probably nearly destroyed by the break-up of a marriage.  It is possibly that that was also, the single defining moment in her life that made being the dominant individual in any intimate relationship a reality. In short, whatever happened, is probably why she is now a dominant. For her, her dominance is a defense to protect her from ever finding herself in a similar situation. Being dominant means she is in control and thus having control is her security. Her aversion to marriage is probably the result of reasoning that the commitment that comes with marriage is useless as it can be easily undone in a court of law in less than a year. Unfortunately, I can't argue with that logic. People today treat marriage like toys, it's nice, new and fun at the beginning and when you get sick of it, you can just cast it aside and move onto something else.

However, if you are tattooed with "Her Mark" as we will call it. Certainly if your going to fool around with someone else, then you will have to explain it because it's not like you can hide it or take it off temporarily like a wedding ring. Sure tattoos can be removed through a laser procedure but it is very painful and although the tattoo will be gone, it will leave a spot that looks like a skin blemish. In addition is is expensive as it requires a medical professional to have it done. So the removal procedure is not something to take lightly.

So having explained all the above, here are my thoughts. If this is a girl that you would marry without a doubt and there is nothing you would expect to change after being married. And if it wasn't for her fear of or aversion to  marriage itself, she would feel exactly the same, then go for it. But if there are any doubts  from either of you that you will not be able to work together through any problems or that either of you feel that this relationship is not the best thing both of you will ever find, then don't do it.