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I was taped when I was 18 after repeatedly saying no
Thank you for starting this „trend“: I was taped when I was 18 after repeatedly saying no to the guy… ever though I said no, he continued going multiple times… I was only 18 and it was the 2nd time I have had sex. I am still unsure of how people will treat me and cannot open up completely.
they said that it is so standard to see in porn
There was this period where every time I kissed someone they would grab my neck within the first couple seconds and strangle me, literally in the middle of the dance floor.
It was really confusing because I felt really small but like I was meant to be okay with it because it was sexy.
Eventually I stopped kissing guys in clubs which of course isn’t a terrible thing but I found it very weird that they thought it was so normal that it was an acceptable thing to do surrounded by people.
I asked my friends I was going out with and they said that it is so standard to see in porn that they had also thought that strangling was just part of having sex when they were a teenager.
Amy
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