Lisa and Andy have dated for about a month. Although they went on a couple dates, they have never engaged in kissing. One night,
as they are cuddling, Andy decides that they waited long enough and starts pressuring Lisa to kiss him. He tells her that if she really likes him, she would kiss him. Andy then threatens to break up with Lisa if they don’t kiss. Lisa verbally expresses her hesitance to kiss, but then goes silent. Andy interprets Lisa’s silence as a sign that she changed her mind and proceeds to kiss her without asking again. Lisa doesn’t say anything—she doesn’t continue her verbal protest, but she also doesn’t say NO. You are Andy’s friend, he just finished telling you what happened, what can you tell him to help him understand that his choices are not appropriate. You are Lisa’s friend. In order to have AVOIDED this scenario, what are some prevention strategies you can tell Lisa.
