con·sent
kənˈsent/Submit
noun
1.
permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
"no change may be made without the consent of all the partners"
synonyms: agreement, assent, acceptance, approval, approbation; permission, authorization, sanction, leave; backing, endorsement, support; informalgo-ahead, thumbs up, green light, OK
"the consent of all members"
verb
1.
give permission for something to happen.
"he consented to a search by a detective"
synonyms: agree to, assent to, yield to, give in to, submit to; allow, give permission for, sanction, accept, approve, go along with
"she consented to surgery"
it's simple. if it doesn't exist in your story between every character, man or woman, please do not submit your story - it will be returned.
thank you.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
If your story involves drugging someone in order to have sex with them, it's not consent.
if your story involves threatening them in order to have sex with them, it's not consent.
if your character says NO and you force them to have sex anyway, it is not consent.
reluctance is talking someone into have sex with you against their better judgement. it is not forcing them to have sex with you against their will.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
if your story involves kidnapping someone and making them give you head because they are afraid of being hurt, that is not consent.
it's not rocket science, people.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
I make it a point to specify in the first couple paragraphs of my reluctance stories that the events are unfolding on "opposite Wednesday".
I'd like to just clarify a few things because I get the impression that some people have misinterpreted my intentions on this thread.
First, I'm not questioning Lush's rules regarding story content. The people who own this site make the rules -- their house, their rules -- and I respect those decisions and will always adhere to the rules they have laid down. As I said before, those who prefer their stories a little more risqué, should frequent other sites that cater for that sort of thing.
Second, a member raised a point in a previous post claiming that writing non-consent stories is an arrestable offense. I simply pointed out that this is most certainly not the case. There is no subject matter that can be broached with the written word that would leave you liable to criminal prosecution. There is a big difference between a fictitious story and a real-life event. Adults can differentiate between real-life and fiction, hence the 18+ certificate awarded to certain films.
Last but not least, a member claimed that uploading non-consent stories could have an adverse affect on potential sex offenders and act as a catalyst by feeding potential rapists imaginations and strengthening their warped fantasies. I thought this was a good point and one worth debating, so I followed up on it in an attempt to get a meaningful and insightful conversation going. I do apologise if my expectations were far too high and unrealistic.