"My drinking is out of control and I had sex with guy I just met – was it rape?"
Article here. Remember: It's rape if she regrets it the next day!
Excerpt:
'DEAR DEIDRE: I GOT horribly drunk last week and had sex with a guy I’d only just met.
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I’m 24, with a lot of things going for me. I’m fit and attractive, have a nice bunch of friends and a job that’s OK.
On the downside, my boyfriend lives too far away and we’re not getting on so well, which is a shame as it started off great.
So I go out with mates and behave as if I’m single like them.
At the start of a night I know I look good and I’m up for a great time but I must drink twice as much as my friends.
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I didn’t object when the taller one kissed me and put his arm around me. I think all my judgement had gone.
He said he would take me back to his flat as I was in no state to go home alone.
I couldn’t walk straight. When we got there, we kissed then had sex in his bed.
In the morning I couldn’t believe what I’d done. I felt dirty and guilty.
I hated myself. I’m sure the guy I had sex with will boast to his mate and to others as well.
I’m scared to set foot out of doors in case somebody calls me a slag when I’m out with my mum.
I know I’m drinking too much but I can’t seem to stop once I start.
I need help.
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DEIDRE SAYS: I am so glad you wrote to me.
That night you were quite clearly drunk, with your judgement impaired.
You were in no state to find your way home and certainly in no state to give consent to having sex.
You bitterly regretted it afterwards and now you feel guilty, hating yourself. But what happened was rape.
Getting drunk may be risky but it isn’t a crime. Rape certainly is.
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You can then decide whether you want to make a report to the police.
And please don’t keep drinking so much. You know it’s a problem for you, so make up your mind to reach out for the help that you need.'
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