What does this part of the BDSM spectrum mean to you?

[Lil1]

I'm really curious about what this lifestyle means to those who engage in it. I feel that the base of it is trust. That it's important for both a Dom/me and a little to trust and respect one another. Apart from that I think the rest is up to the couple. Is anyone comfortable and willing to share from their experience what a ddlg relationship looks like from their perspective? 

[Little Lily Pup]

One person is being taken care of. The other is taking care of someone. Sometimes, the roles can switch when the caregiver needs a little extra love, but the overall idea remains the same: the giving and receiving of care, love, and support.

[Antoinette]

All relationships, regardless of BDSM roots or whatever else, imo should have a foundation of trust and communication.

DDlg to me is feeling safe, feeling cared for, being nurtured and protected and making my daddy proud. There's a lot more that I can't even explain but... To put it simply, love.

[PrincessLiv]

To me it means being nurtured and loved. Although outwardly this is mostly the Dom, the little provides love and what they can to their Daddy as well. To me I feel protection and support that I lack on my own and do my best to return that nice feeling.

[Guest MeneerM]

BDSM is all about trust. It is not about inflicting pain itself. The pain lays in the extent of pleasure. Both are sensations which I master as a Dom. My submissive trusts me enough to surrender herself completely. The pain I inflict has to do with being strict and has its roots in helping personal growth for both. The intimacy is enormous because we play-out and share our most darkest desires and our most shivering thoughts which get us as close to each other as can be. 

[Baby Neko]

It's primarily about complementary opposites and being taken care of and trust, as others have said already. For me it's also about not worrying as much trying to control everything and feeling unworthy when I can't be perfect (if he thinks I'm good enough than I am, even when I don't think so). He gives me achievable goals so that I can allow myself to feel proud.