Consummating the marriage on the wedding night might be tradition, but if the bride is uncomfortable and is not yet ready, if she doesn’t want to, is her choice respected or disregarded? 

As we enter the second year of the pandemic and as our online relationships continue to change, I want to remind you that it is also crucial that we centre ourselves. Don't forget to ask yourself: what feels good? More importantly, don't forget to listen to the answer.

The Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at Western University includes non-contact unwanted sexual experience and cyber-flashing, as manifestations of cyber misogyny which is defined as “the various forms of gendered hatred, harassment, and abusive behaviour targeted at women and girls via the Internet.”