The Training of a Sub

I find myself in an interesting predicament.

I am in contact with one sub who lives far away and is of unknown compatibility. As such I have decided not to pursue a "real life" D/s relationship with her. But she requested help with managing her exercise and diet. And I agreed, although I have serious doubts about how genuine online D/s can be. I am willing to give it a try. I have gathered enough information from her that I believe I will be able to provide sufficient positive and negative reinforcement. It will be very interesting to see the role of reactance in this situation.

The other half of my predicament (well, perhaps another third, but it is too soon to say yet) is with a submissive vanilla girl who I will call my ferret. In an attempt to ascertain if I could go back to vanilla relationships, I went on a date with what I thought was a completely vanilla girl. But it turns out she is submissive, at least by the vanilla dictionary definition. As soon as I realized this, I decided to put all my cards on the table. I have told her what I am looking for (total obedience from a sub), but I don't think she fully understands or is ready to submit to me. She is very defiant and stubborn so far, but there are signs that I may be able to bring out and nurture her submissive side to the point where she could submit to me completely. This would be very nice for me since I like her, but cannot see myself going back to vanilla relationships at this point. I started a new discussion on TSR on this topic with the hope of learning from the experiences of others who have been in this situation before.

It is nice to have more opportunities to learn and develop, but also a bit overwhelming right now. One more month until I am done with school and will be able to devote more time to my other interests.