Exploitation is when a person leverages their power and control to get what they want. Do you have an outcome or a goal in mind when you tune in to our show? Is your goal to stop (or get your partner to stop) looking at porn? Is your goal to convince yourself or your partner that porn is acceptable, and not a problem? When you approach these sexual health conversations with a specific goal in mind, it's easy to subtly exploit your partner to get the outcome you desire. To find people or experts who validate your perspectives... To use "helpful" resources as weapons to dismiss or undermine your partner's desires... To use threats of severing the relationship to get what you want... Exploitation undermines productive sexual health conversations at EVERY turn. So, this week we're going to talk about how we subtly exploit each other, and how that exploitation kills curiosity and empathy and gets in the way of us creating strong, nourishing, and connecting sexual health agreements with the people we love.