Because Rand makes it important in her book. It's part of her philosophy. We all probably agree with her about the government, but not all of us agree with her about the "free love". ;-)
Previous on Dagny and Hank’s sexual relationship included -
I guess I missed the boat on the importance of Dagny liking her hair pulled,
Because Rand makes it important in her book. It’s part of her philosophy. We all probably agree with her about the government, but not all of us agree with her about the “free love”. ;-)
What I wanted to say on this, which I don’t think I’ve read earlier, is that this is a fairly classic Dom/Sub type of relationship that they have going, and the foundation of that type of relationship, for better or worse, is TRUST between the two.
This allows Dagny to have some time when she can hand over control to Hank, since at all other times she is the only one who really is capable of controlling situations. Hank finds respite from having to hold all his feelings (much anger) inside and Dagny trusts him not to go too far. I’ve heard of otherwise high-powered women who come home and have a submissive relationship with their husbands. I find the bruise and blood a bit troubling, but I just wanted to note that finding someone she actually trusts in all respects is a level beyond having a kindred spirit and I think that’s important.