{"id":2436,"date":"2020-08-15T15:08:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T13:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/?p=2436"},"modified":"2021-06-30T17:20:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:20:26","slug":"consent-03-the-negotiation-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-03-the-negotiation-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"The negotiation vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BDSM consent and negotiation guidelines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>by La quarta corda<\/strong><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3 &#8211;\u00a0The negotiation vocabulary<\/strong><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2371&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1594715935987{background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"su-table su-table-alternate su-table-fixed\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-01-introduction\/\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-02-a-few-definitions\/\">A few definitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-03-the-negotiation-vocabulary\/\">The negotiation vocabulary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-04-trust\/\">Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-05-experience\/\">Experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-06-when-and-how-much-to-negotiate\/\">When and how much to negotiate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-07-expressing-our-motivation-and-expectations\/\">Expressing our motivation and expectations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-08-presenting-our-desires\/\">Presenting our desires<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-09-presenting-our-limits\/\">Presenting our limits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-10-safeword\/\">Safeword<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-11-informing-about-any-physical-problems\/\">Informing about any physical problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-12-informing-about-possible-psychophysical-emotional-and-psychological-problems\/\">Informing about possible psychophysical, emotional and psychological problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-13-aftercare\/\">Aftercare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-14-negotiating-before-the-session\/\">Negotiating before the session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-15-negotiating-during-the-session\/\">Negotiating during the session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-16-feedbacks\/\">Feedbacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-17-when-the-session-is-over\/\">When the session is over<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-18-consent\/\">Consent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-19-when-consent-breaks\/\">When consent breaks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-20-conclusions\/\">Conclusions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Mattoncini-sovrapposti-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Mattoncini-sovrapposti-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Mattoncini-sovrapposti-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Mattoncini-sovrapposti.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>THE NEGOTIATION VOCABULARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We all negotiate continuously throughout our lives to assert our <strong>needs and limits<\/strong>, to respect those of others and to find solutions between different positions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So let us examine together some of the terms used in negotiating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When two &#8211; or more &#8211; people have a divergence of interests or needs, a <strong>\u201cconflict\u201d<\/strong> is said to exist. This word does not have a negative meaning, but it represents an important moment in which we define ourselves and learn to relate to others. It is no coincidence that conflict has been compared to water: too much water destroys and drowns, too little dries and withers, but the right amount helps to grow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Negotiation is the <strong>\u201cstrategy\u201d<\/strong> we employ to resolve the conflict and to seek a solution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Different <strong>\u201ctypes of negotiation\u201d<\/strong> exist:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>avoiding<\/strong>, when we abstain from negotiating by stalling or evading discussion;<\/li>\n<li><strong>competitive<\/strong>, when we want to pursue our interests to the detriment of the partner\u2019s;<\/li>\n<li><strong>accomodating<\/strong>, when we sacrifice our own interests to satisfy the partner\u2019s;<\/li>\n<li><strong>compromising<\/strong>, when we opt of a halfway-point agreement;<\/li>\n<li><strong>collaborative<\/strong>, when we seek a solution satisfying both partners\u2019 needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Arancia-red-tondo-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Arancia-red-tondo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Arancia-red-tondo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Arancia-red-tondo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Arancia-red-tondo-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Arancia-red-tondo.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Let&#8217;s give an example: two persons want an orange. An avoiding strategy could be thinking that, in order not to divide it, they both give up the fruit. If they start attacking, threatening or even beating each other to get the orange, that would be a competitive negotiation. And again: if one of the two, even though they want the fruit, yields out of fear of losing their friendship, then they will negotiate accomodating. A compromising negotiation may be to go halfsies, but this may not satisfy either of the two, who might still be hungry after eating their share. Still, the two parties might also talk and find that maybe one wants a juice, while the other needs the peel to make a cake; in this case it would be possible to implement a collaborative negotiation that satisfies everyone\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In our lives we negotiate differently depending on the circumstances: sometimes we are forced to defend our needs tooth and nail, other times we have to give in, other times yet we have to accept a middle ground, but, as we have seen, the most effective negotiation, when possible, is the one that manages to satisfy the everyone\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u201cAgreement\u201d<\/strong> &#8211; or consent &#8211; is the fruit of negotiation and represents the very real awareness and understanding of one\u2019s own and others\u2019 needs, interests and positions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Beware-BDSM-zone-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Beware-BDSM-zone-600x350.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Beware-BDSM-zone-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Beware-BDSM-zone.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>An agreement may not always be also a <strong>\u201csolution\u201d<\/strong>; sometimes we can simply agree that there are no choices to satisfy everyone, while still trying to manage the situation in the best possible way. Generally speaking, understanding that we cannot find a mutually satisfactory solution is better than accepting an unsatisfactory one, so as not to develop resentment and aggression later on.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1594715935987{background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Previous post<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Next post<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"50%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-02-a-few-definitions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/02-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/02-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2 &#8211; A few definitions<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-04-trust\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/04-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/04-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/04-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4 &#8211; Trust<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] BDSM consent and negotiation guidelines by La quarta corda [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] 3 &#8211;\u00a0The negotiation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,32,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nawame","category-negotiation","category-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3440,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436\/revisions\/3440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}