Assuming you're in the right setting to have sex.

I know one of the creeds here is 'always be escalating' but I've always been paranoid of coming off the wrong way.

But whilst I don't want to be the guy who makes the wrong assumption, I don't want to be the guy who basically has to stop and ask a girl if she can sign a consent form before proceeding with intercourse. I feel like ironically when you take on that Michael Ceras persona, that's actually when the girls is more likely to feel uncomfortable.

I was chatting to a female friend yesterday who told me she hates the thought of a guy just taking her shirt off and trying to smoothly transition into sex when they're just kissing...but surely she has to be an outlier, I mean I'm not sure how else it's supposed to be done?

As long as you respect someone's boundaries, I would think that there's little chance to really pressure somebody when you're escalating.

What are your thoughts?