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A. In a sexual situation, both partners have to want to be there, and want to do what they're doing. Consent is an action. The lack of a struggle, or the lack of protests, does not mean your partner is consenting to the sexual act. To establish consent, your partner must communicate to you, using either words or overt actions, that they want to participate in the sex act. And because they consent to one particular sex act does not mean you can do anything you want. Each particular sex act must have consent. And if they consented yesterday, and will consent tomorrow, but do not consent today, you have to stop. Otherwise, it's rape.