Pro Tip for Men: Only Enthusiastic Consent is Consent. Here Is a Guide:

[MineralMan]

150. About the only instruction I got from my parents about sex was,

"Tread girls with respect," and "I don't want to hear about you knocking up some girl." First from my mother, second from my father.

Later, though, my father did tell me that I should do anything with girls that they weren't excited to do.

I learned the rest from my first high school girlfriend, who I dated for two years, starting as 15-year-old sophomores. She let me know early that being pushy about sex was never going to work. She told me, "We'll probably do all kinds of stuff, but not until I'm ready for it."

Best girlfriend, ever. She was smart, assertive, and curious. We adored each other. Sadly, I went off to one college and she went off to another and other people were also interesting, so...

We still exchange the occasional email about our lives.