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I Believe Consent Is Vital In A Relationship

[big]Consent must be
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1) [b]Awake[/b], As in, not asleep, passed our or otherwise unconscious.

2) [b]Aware,[/b] As in, not so drunk, drugged or exhausted, as to be unable to make good decisions.

3) [b]Specific[/b]. You MAY do this, you may NOT do that.

4) [b]Revocable[/b]. You might have said yes 100 times, but no can be invoked and revoked at any time with no reason given.

5) [b]Enthusiastic.[/b] Yes must be genuine, "Oh Okay, go ahead" means, you have been pressured, and can't resist further.

Anything else is Not consent, it is predatory.

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GrinNude · 61-69, C

Ernie, my partner of 15 years, has always said that everything in our relationship should be freely given. He says that Fidelity makes a great gift to your partner in a relationship but it must always be freely given. He says that I cannot cheat on him because if there is something that I want to do, he wants me to do it. We both have the freedom to do what we want but we don't use it. He enjoys having this freedom even though he doesn't use it. To me it really doesn't matter because I don't want anybody else and don't intend to. He says we always want to do the things we can't and don't want to do the things that we have to do. And that all should be freely given at all times. Does that make sense to you? I didn't understand it at first but it seems to be working for us. Birdie 😊