Step 1 of 8 · Enjoy Intimacy With Consent and Communication
Yes means yes — and you can change your mind
Yes means yes — and you can change your mind — step 1 of 8 in Enjoy Intimacy With Consent and Communication. Consent is not one question at the start and then silence. It is ongoing: 'Is this still okay?' 'Want to keep going?' 'Slow down?' Either…
Free relationships & wellbeing tip: Yes means yes — and you can change your mind (step 1 of 8 from "Enjoy Intimacy With Consent and Communication").
Consent is not one question at the start and then silence. It is ongoing: 'Is this still okay?' 'Want to keep going?' 'Slow down?' Either person can pause or stop at any time without owing a courtroom defense. Silence, freezing, or 'I guess' is not a yes.
Drunk, asleep, pressured, or threatened is not consent. Coercion dressed as romance — 'If you loved me you would' — is a no. Write your own hard limits in private before you need them under pressure. Limits can include acts, pace, locations, or 'not tonight and that's fine.'
Pro tip: Practice saying 'I'm not into that' out loud alone until it feels normal. Easier the tenth time than the first under stress.
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