If you're going to be a doormat, you'll get stepped on.
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But that's generally a bad attitude to have to sex and relationships. I admit that I did treat men badly if they were 'too nice' when I was very young & immature but that was wrong and also made relationships fail.
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Male and female doormats exist and do get stepped on. Not being one is better. But it's also better not to be a person who wipes their feet on people because you think you can get away with it. Power comes in many forms.
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We're all responsible for our own actions though, not others. You shouldn't be a steamroller, you shouldn't be a doormat either. Both exist, however, because that is just being human. Demanding a bland uniformity in people and being outraged when that isn't the case is just silly
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Agreed.
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When that line is breached then unambiguous signals must be sent, no?
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Yes. People need to say yes or no very clearly and also be alert to non-verbal signals but the latter is more easily said than done. Much of courtship & flirtation involves ambiguity and dissembling.
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but this is a part of growing up, not a part of being an adult in charge of your own life and with your own agency.
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