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Re: 1 - does No mean "Yes to sex, but No to condom" or "No to sex and no to condom".

• elthran 10y ago
  Agreed - definitely doesn't help makes the situation any clearer
• mpolichette 10y ago
  I think thats the idea. You can say no to the sex w/o rejecting the person. Its perfectly reasonable to not be ready for sex in a relationship.
  • kbenson 10y ago
    You're missing the real question in the comment. The response doesn't necessarily say whether the other party wants sex or not if they answer no, it leaves the two options listed above as the possible interpretations.
• unprepare 10y ago
  if the potential partner answers an open ended question alluding to sex with a short and vague "No" i think its pretty obvious that no sex is happening, and possibly whatever relationship was building is no longer. saying nothing other than "No" to that question would be quite rude.
• tonyarkles 10y ago
  For me, for sex with a new partner the first time, those are equivalent: nope :)
• roninb 10y ago
  > does No mean "No", by itself, isn't really an answer here, as funny as the thought is. Realistically, "Should I grab a condom?" is proposed in a time of physical intimacy. That question would be followed with one of three responses meaning, "Yes," "We don't need one," or "We are not having sex." Of course, "No," is a possible answer, I'm just trying to imagine a situation in which one person is ready to have sex but is unsure if the other person is or not and they actually lack physical or intimate context...