The Sexiest Thing to Hear in Bed
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The clock just struck midnight. Afters are raging and bar covers are being raised by the second, yet here you are walking down your dorm hall all by yourself. Decked out in the matching bra and underwear set you bought from the sale rack of Aerie, you know what is about to go down.
When you finally reach your destination, the overwhelming scent of Axe greets you at the door. It sends chills up your arms. You open the door to find that one hottie from Apple Beta Pie, sprawled across the twin bed of his renovated split-double. Imagine a more romantic scene. You just can’t.
You make your way through the piles of frat letters and Calio’s boxes littering the floor, into his open arms. Your disgusting excuse for a pair of Converse is cast aside as the man of your dreams lifts you into his lofted bed. He pulls you tight, close enough to smell the leftover natty light on his breath, looks you dead in the eyes and says something so sexy it makes your bralette practically take itself off: “DO I HAVE YOUR CONSENT?”
“IS THIS OKAY?”
“CAN I HELP YOU OUT OF THAT?”
“HOW DOES THIS FEEL?”
God, our toes curl just writing it.
These SIMPLE sentences can completely change a sexual experience for both partners involved. Consent is absolutely, positively, a foolproof way to start off the night right. Not only is it required (by law and to be a decent human being), but it is respectful, attractive and shows your partner that you care about their comfort everytime, not just the first time.
Whether you’re making ~love~ or exploring a saucy one night stand, the rules of consent apply. Without consent, an individual’s shirt is no one’s to take off, lips are no one’s to graze, and bodies are no one’s for the taking.
Everyone has the right to say NO, to change their minds and to do as they wish with their bodies. So when you pop the question, “Would you like to have sex?” PLEASE don’t settle for a murmured approval, a slurred yeshh, or a nod. That is not consent.
Consent is sexy. Consent is powerful. Consent belongs in every bedroom.
C’mon, who doesn’t wanna hear their partner scream, “Y E S!”