Establishing a mutual comfort level

Growing up, gender roles sometime led me to believe that I should be the initiator in such situations as when to kiss, touch or have sex. At the same time I noticed that in half of those situations it was my partner that would suggest what we should do. Over the years I have refined my sense of feeling out someone’s comfort level and realized that the best way to feel comfortable is to mutually agree upon where the situation is going. It’s about trust and that’s where I draw my line.

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