{"id":2440,"date":"2020-08-15T15:08:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T13:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/?p=2440"},"modified":"2021-06-30T17:20:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:20:42","slug":"consent-06-when-and-how-much-to-negotiate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/consent-06-when-and-how-much-to-negotiate\/","title":{"rendered":"When and how much to negotiate"},"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>6 &#8211;\u00a0When and how much to negotiate<\/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-2411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_1377492740-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_1377492740-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_1377492740-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_1377492740.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>WHEN AND HOW MUCH TO NEGOTIATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let\u2019s start talking more actively about negotiation with some general advice on what aspects to touch upon and how these may change over time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Generally speaking, each session should be negotiated <strong>on a case-by-case basis<\/strong>, especially with partners we are not very familiar with. Some limits that might have worked well in one situation may not apply to another, or some changes may have occurred. Obviously it is both the top and the bottom\u2019s duty to find out whether there have been any variations from the previous sessions, but also to inform the partner if we are aware that we have changed our decisions on certain aspects. To assume that the partner could have understood on their own any certain thing they didn\u2019t get should make us reflect on the fact that perhaps we should have informed them first.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The amount of <strong>information to negotiate<\/strong> also changes depending on how much experience we have, how well we know our partner and how much we trust them. A couple who have been playing together for a long time will need to clarify fewer aspects than two persons meeting for the first time, just as two experienced people will be able to immediately identify the important points of a negotiation regarding what they are going to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the internet we can find several <strong>questionnaires<\/strong> in which we can indicate our preferences regarding a lot of practices, limits, ways the session should take place, its duration, etc. These are dubiously useful forms. First of all, negotiation does not end with a tick test. Also, the problem with negotiating too many aspects before a session is that not only are they not all fundamental, but also that among the tons of information received we could forget the really important ones!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2402 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_122124787-600x398.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_122124787-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_122124787-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_122124787.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>It is indeed very difficult that in the same session we will do so many practices to require the negotiation of an enormous number of aspects. Especially with a new partner, it is better to limit the first sessions to a few practices and to develop mutual knowledge and trust over time, in order to feel more confident afterwards for more articulated and challenging sessions.<\/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-05-experience\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/05-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/05-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/05-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/05.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5 &#8211; Experience<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-07-expressing-our-motivation-and-expectations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/07-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/07-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/07-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/07.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7 &#8211; Expressing our motivation and expectations<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] 6 &#8211;\u00a0When and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,32,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2440","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\/2440","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=2440"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3443,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440\/revisions\/3443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laquartacorda.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}