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Originally Posted by rkzenrage
You can say no without being rude... just smacks of games to me.
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Yes, it *is* a game. Less so today, but communications about intimate relationships have always been driven by subtexts and indirection.
You can try for direct, open and honest, and in some social spaces that works fine. But if you're not fluent enough to know which spaces those are, extreme caution is advised.