Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

Consent is not a standard of excellence!

27 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief spoken argument, the speaker asserts that consent should be understood as a bare‑minimum prerequisite, not a benchmark of relationship excellence. He highlights the stark difference between merely having consent and achieving a high‑quality partnership, using a hypothetical scenario where someone boasts that their marriage is "amazing because it’s consensual" to illustrate how low that standard would appear. The speaker concludes that consent is the essential starting point: without it, no relationship can progress; with it, further development toward excellence becomes possible.

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consent. It is on the slope halfway. Here's why consent is only halfway. Consent is not a standard of excellence. Consent is a bare minimum requirement. Huge, huge difference. Huge, huge difference. Can you imagine if I walked up to you and said, my marriage is so amazing, it's consensual? You'd all be like, Mike, what were your last relationships? That would be so concerning, right? That would sound horrible. Because that's not a standard of excellence. It's way too low of a standard. So we know that's just the beginning. If you've got it, something can start. If you got it. If you don't, nothing can, or we're in trouble.