Saying yes... yes... yes! to safe and respectful sex this party season

It's the most wonderful time of the year to start a romance. But before getting swept away in a heady mix of alcohol and desire, make sure you and your playmate understand what sexual consent means 

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It's the start of party season, giving singletons up and down the country plenty of opportunities to find love under the mistletoe.

But while cocktails and hook-ups can be intense, exhilarating fun, not everyone wants sex on a first date. According to Dr Caroline West, outreach coordinator with Ireland’s resource hub Active* Consent, 80% of women and 40% of men don’t want to have sex with someone they’ve just met.