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Ok so Chief has been begging...yes begging...for my input on this thread. So I hope I don't let him and all you guys down when my POV isnt that great! haha Anywayyyy, here it goes...
From my understanding the theory behind LMR and the tactics to overcome it come from the realization that women really DO want to have sex but are afraid of the social implications. Not just appearing like a slut to everyone, but losing her feminine power in the relationship. Women hold a power in a relationship because they can control when and if sex occurs. Men are typically up for it whenever, but if the girl isn't up for it, you can't force her (rape).
LMR usually occurs the first time (or first couple times) things escalate to sex. They have always taught us "no means no" but I do believe there is a difference between LMR and rape. When a woman is being raped, her "no" is forceful and determining. But with LMR, that "no" is not as serious. Even with rape a "no" may sound less serious at first, but once she understand you aren't stopping she becomes forceful to make it clear. With LMR it is more pushing the guys hands away and saying "nooo" in a playful/whiney voice (she may even be laughing when she says it--i have). He will ask why and she says "because." But she won't leave. She just goes back to relaxing. If he tries it again, she does the same thing but still doesn't leave. There is comfort between them but there are external reasons (what will he think of me, what will others think of me) why she doesnt want to have sex with him. With rape...they are internal reasons.
I am guilty of LMR myself. And in those cases, my reason for resisting was because I was worried that he would no longer value me.
I wanted to have have sex with him, but was afraid of social implications--not of what others thought, but what he thought. Some LMR might be for other reasons like she is on her period, she wasn't prepared and didn't shave down there, or she didn't wear cute underwear--yes, I have resisted for those reasons alone before so they do happen.
Though women are saying the same words, "No, no sex" it is the
way they are said that makes the difference and that is the tricky part. If she starts to get very serious and angry when she says no, then you need to stop. But if she is still kind of playful it may be that she just isn't turned on enough, but if you make her horny enough then her emotions will overcome her conscious thoughts and she will have sex with you. So with LMR, it isn't that you forced her to do something that she didn't want to do (bc she did want to), you just realized that she was weighing the costs and benefits in her mind and convinced her to forget about the costs.