That's true too; however, that's beyond the scope of date rape that we were discussing.

Nobody's arguing that rape isn't multifacited and can't be triggered by many different things.

But in regards to men who admit they have coerced or forced themselves on women they were dating or in relationships with and only those men....

They are not a fanger to every or any woman. It women they are attracted to because.....

Men typically don't date women they are unattracted to.

For those men.....the belief that they own women that leads to rape plays out on the landscape of physical and sexual attraction. These are going to be the guys who claim that if you said yes to a date you said yes to sex. If you dressed up sexy for a date you said yes to sex. If you go out with them X times (usually a low number like 3) you said yes to sex.

And all your protestations are just negotiations, playing hard to get to create sexual suspense, playing your part of "the game", etc.

Upwards of 40% is a high number of men to be thinking that way. It explains rape culture and why dating is hazardous for women. Not all the men who reaponded.to that survey would.have answered yes to date rspe scenarios but many would.

But putting in limits to wrap our heads around this...

That means somewhere between one out of every 3 or 2 out of every 5 men you go out may attempt to rape you and your only defense is to be aggressive enough yourself that he gets the message that no means NO! and pray it doesn't get physical, especially in close physical quarters where you will be trapped.

Sort of explains the uber attraction to "demure" women, doesn't it? And why guys who blather on and on about submissive wimen incessantly always have that creepy ick vibe that's like a gut punch. They're low key triggering your rape alert internal klaxxons.