Eight signs your partner is sexually coercive

Once you recognize the signs your partner is sexually coercive, though, you may realize that behaviors you dismissed as normal, not their fault, or a misunderstanding are actually unacceptable.

1. They’ve Complained When You’ve Declined Sex

2. They’ve Continued When You Wanted To Stop

3. They’ve Kept Trying After You’ve Said “No”

4. They’ve Implied That You Owe Them Something

5. They’re Not Respecting Your Contraception Preferences

6. They Move Things Forward Without Consulting You

7. You’re “Consenting” Retroactively

8. You Consent Because You Feel Like You Have To