Molested or night of regret?

Months ago let's call him Paul. Paul he was a friend of mine. I wasn't interested but I had these two friends who kept saying that he liked me and I should date him so I warmed up to the idea. One night I went to his dorm to watch a movie on his laptop. After the movie finishes he starts kissing my neck. If it was any other guy I'd push him off right away but I thought I was with a friend so there was some trust. Before I realized it I'm lying down and he's on top of me. He tells me "We don't have to do anything thing you don't want to, but I do want it." I got rigid, I started breathing through my mouth, and my hands and feet went numb instantly. He put his hand up my shirt and kept touching me. I spoke up. I said "My hands are numb" "maybe we shouldn't" "Why are you doing this?" "My hands are numb." I know he heard me but he didn't respond to anything except for the second time i told him my hands were numb he laughed to comfort me.

It was obvious that I was uncomfortable so he offered a back massage. It did help calm me down. I have to be honest, after the massage he went back to showering me with kisses and it felt good now. At this point it felt like Paul was worshiping me without asking for anything in return. But my hands never stopped being numb. So it felt good and bad. Paul puts his hand on the rim of my pants, I know this is wrong so I say "no" and I move his hand. He tries this a second time and again I block. The third time I grab him by the wrist and loudly say 'NO" He doesn't go for it again. It get's late so i leave. But i'm still in my good/bad feeling (an afterglow/numbness.) I just go home and sleep. In the morning I regret everything. I also learn that Paul is the kind of guy who's never been in a relationship but has had plenty of "relations" before. I thought it was a night of regret. But it's been months and I've talked to a few friends men and women my opinion is shaky now. There are two sides.

"You didn't want it at first and later you even enjoyed it. What did you expect?"
"When a person is stimulated chemicals are released in our brains that make us trust more. It's not your fault."

"He gave you a chance to be clear, if only you took advantage of it. It's not like he's violent."
"If you were uncomfortable he would've picked up on that even without words. I would've backed off right away. When you were clear it still took 3 tries."

Just know that I did not know what I was getting in to. Before this moment I was never in another intimate relationship. And the Sex-Ed from my highschool was pretty awful. Maybe I should've known these things but I didn't until my first intimate relationship with my boyfriend.

One of my big flaws is that I don't trust my own judgement. I normally do value a peer's opinion over mine. So if something goes wrong I usually immediately dismiss it as not a big deal in. I always thought that was why i had my night of regret

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  • Hi, I've never had an experience such as this one, but I empathize with you. Sometimes it can be hard to determine whether you actually wanted anything to happen or not. The one thing that sticks out to me is that you said 'no' clearly three times, yet Paul still continued two of those times.

    Maybe Paul thought you were refusing because you were friends in the past, and you thought it was wrong to go any further, but that you were just worrying too much. On the other hand maybe he knew you just honestly didn't want it to go any further, but tried his luck again despite this.

    I am only 16, so don't take my word for it, but it seems he's maybe a bit too eager? Although the kissing seems to fair to me, considering you had already been friends before hand. But the touching and especially the pants thing, hmm.

    If I were you I don't know if I would go on another date with him, unless he apologizes or addresses what has happened.

    I don't think Paul sounds like a bad person, nor are you, I think it is some kind of misunderstanding, either he thought you were into it more, or he just didn't really know what to do... Hope I offered some form of help.

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  • sleepingbeauty

    Put it down to a learning experience, you both took things or allowed things to go too far. Now just move on and don't let it get to you.

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  • Shackleford96

    That was not molestation. There was clearly a misunderstanding and you just seem like a tease to me.

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  • BloodRedAndTrue

    saying you were molested is what gets guys in legal issues and ruins their lives. sex is normal and he was being persistent. if women didnt send out as many mixed signals then if you said no, he wouldve just stopped there.

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  • Maelstro

    Quit being a prude you weren't molested. You're just a prude.

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  • bleach_baby

    Night of regret. You're reacting to this strongly because you've never been intimate with someone before and it wasn't how you wanted it to be. You didn't have to accept the back massage, you didn't have to keep kissing him, you could have left at any time. He tried it on a bit but I think most guys do in that situation. I feel for you because you probably felt a bit pressured into it and maybe a bit taken advantage of but if that was molestation I get molested like every time I make out with a guy. Just learn from it and try to stay out of that kind of situation until you're ready.

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