date rape

I don't feel like this counts as rape. It wasn't violent, and she didn't drug me. This feels like one of those grey areas, but is it?

This is something that has haunted me for many years. Just thinking about it now makes me feel sick. What I raped or a drunk slut?

I hate that it's happened to her and the thought of this guy doing this to other women makes me sick. How can I help support my friend who was raped?

Did I push her into having sex, not physically but verbally? Did I not pick up on her body language? I don’t feel like I raped her, but am I a rapist?

He was my junior year prom date, and we had done countless plays together in drama class. I knew him. I trusted him. He did not rape me…or did he?! I knew him. I trusted him. He did not rape me…or did he?!

Do I have a responsibility to tell my rapist that he raped me? Or am I giving him the benefit of the doubt again by assuming he doesn't already know?

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I have to remind myself of this at least once a week. I have it written in three of my notebooks, actually. I am not a tease. I am still coping with my rape.