So, I've been contemplating - in a sort of bubbling-at-the-back-of-my-mind sort of way - and have decided on the most effective model of dominance and submission is the concept of faceted gemstones.
Let me explain.
So, let's say that dominance is fuchsia and submission is chartreuse. Everyone you know holds a gemstone of some sort that has both of those colors that shine through when the light hits it. Every time the holder meets someone, they hold up the stone so that the other person sees one particular facet.
If the person is more-or-less dominant and they meet a more-or-less submissive, the color of the facet they see will reflect how submissive that person is to that particular dominant. They might see a neutral purplish-green or they might see a straight-up-full-submission chartreuse. The overall color the gemstone never changed for either of them, but the angle of the light, the way the person is holding it, the personality of the holder, and other factors all made that particular facet reflect that particular color.
So - that's about it. A big fat 'it depends' in analogy form. I think this model is more or less useful, though, especially for people who don't really claim either end of the spectrum as a personality trait. If they're more towards the middle of things and different individuals bring out more dominant behavior versus more submissive behavior, then it is by far and away easily explained that their gemstone is a balanced mix of colors and the people they meet simply get to see different facets.
My gemstone is predominantly fuchsia, for the record.
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