Me personally, I like being tiny and can't envision myself being the large person in a g/t dynamic. I don't know why giants like being giant (not in a "it's wrong" kinda way, it's just I don't know), but I feel kinda bad for the giant. They have to force themselves to be so gentle to their tiny, constantly afraid of hurting them. Lowering their voice. Afraid of giving the tiny the feeling they are infantilizing them. Their tiny says that they feel safe and comfortable and not belittled and the giant believes it, but it is a constant fear in the back of their mind.
And now that I think about it I'm kinda sad since the giant does so many things for the tiny but they have no way to pay it back. All they can do is be themselves and try to make tiny gifts. Even if the tiny didn't make gifts the giant would still love and enjoy them for who they are. These sorts of feeling eats away at the tiny and is upset that they can't contribute as much to their relationship as the giant can (at least in the tiny's mind).
coming from the giant side of gt... I've always preferred the idea of being the giant instead of being the tiny. For me part of it is the fact I can be seen in a different light, that I can be of use to someone, that I'm needed and maybe even necessary for another being's survival. I can say without a doubt that just comes from my own experiences in the real world. I'm afraid to be left behind, so what better than to have someone who can't leave me? Who couldn't run far from me even if they wanted to? It's a control issue. Maybe it's also that I know if I was a giant, the tiny could find a way to get away from me, that I know they could be scared and so maybe, I'd have someone who I know wants to be around me. I'd know for sure that they aren't faking their bravery because I could give them the option to run away and they just stay. Someone who knows they could be at my mercy and allows themselves to rely on me for help. I think? I'd like that because hell, I'd know my tiny friend is so, so much better than me morally. The idea of having someone to take care of who I know is also more of a man than myself... it sounds fulfilling. Someone to show me it's the bravest thing possible to allow themselves to ask for help, that'd make it easier for me to ask for help and care too.
I don't think people on the tiny side of gt realize just how much mental assistance the giant gets from having a tiny around who trusts them, especially for giants in situations and worlds that are so heavy mentally or physically, and then they have the tiny as a mental anchor, basically. Someone who has turmoil running rampant in their brain? A tiny in their life is like the ultimate break from that. Sure, the energy involved might be more than other relationships, but the give back of trust i think would be very sustaining for a giant. For me at least it would. It's kinda like, shit i gotta tone myself down for everyone anyways... but now I have someone who it's worth toning down for.
hope that perspective helps 🧐
