Yeah, a contract does make sense. But it's true, in the book the contract was entirely his creation. With me and my sub's contract, we both discussed it.
Yes, I sort of fucking hate that any book that gets popular usually tends to have the dominating brooding male and the wispy innocent, stupid female in a relationship. In general. It pisses me off. I have NOTHING against female sub missives, but the girl in this situation doesn't even know what she wants most of the time and doesn't know what's going on. She's a hopeless human being. Also, as a femdom I scoff at the fact knowing that my kind of relationship will never be as acceptable to the public as the kind presented in 50 Shades. Like I know some people who think I am a bitch for the mildest dominant things I do with to my boyfriend. But Maybe it's best that some idiot doesn't attempt to write a femdom that somehow gains huge popularity.
I love BDSM fiction, though, I even have a guilty pleasure for abusive ones, but I KNOW that that is a very fantasy thing and not real life. This audience that likes 50 Shades unfortunately does not.