Terms starting with R

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• RACK (risk-aware consensual kink) 18+Kink & BDSMA kink ethics framework holding that participants should understand and accept the specific risks of what they do, rather than assume any activity is fully safe.
• RapeConsent & boundariesRape is a serious form of sexual assault involving sexual penetration without consent. Its exact legal definition varies between countries and states.
• Rape crisis centreConsent & boundariesA rape crisis centre is a specialist service offering free, confidential support to people affected by sexual violence, whenever it happened.
• Rape cultureConsent & boundariesRape culture is a term for social attitudes and norms that normalise, excuse or trivialise sexual violence.
• Rapid HIV testSTIsA rapid HIV test gives a result within minutes from a finger-prick of blood or a mouth swab, either in a clinic or as a self-test at home.
• ReboundRelationships & datingA relationship or casual connection that starts soon after a breakup, often while someone is still getting over their previous partner.
• Red flagRelationships & datingA behaviour or sign that suggests a person or relationship may be unhealthy, unsafe or incompatible.
• Refractory periodBody & healthThe refractory period is the recovery time after orgasm during which a person is less responsive to sexual stimulation and, for people with a penis, usually cannot get another erection.
• Rejection sensitivityPsychology of intimacyRejection sensitivity is a tendency to anxiously expect, quickly notice and strongly react to signs of rejection from other people.
• Relationship anarchyRelationships & datingAn approach to relationships that rejects fixed hierarchies and default rules, letting each connection be shaped by the people in it.
• Relationship escalatorRelationships & datingThe socially expected sequence of steps a relationship is supposed to follow, such as dating, exclusivity, moving in, marriage and children.
• Relationship OCDPsychology of intimacyRelationship OCD is an informal name for obsessive-compulsive disorder when its intrusive doubts focus on a romantic relationship, such as whether one truly loves a partner or whether they are the right one.
• Repair attemptPsychology of intimacyA repair attempt is anything a person says or does during or after conflict to reduce tension and stop an argument from escalating.
• Reproductive coercionConsent & boundariesReproductive coercion is behaviour that interferes with someone's decisions about contraception or pregnancy, such as hiding pills, damaging condoms or pressuring them to continue or end a pregnancy.
• Responsive desirePsychology of intimacyResponsive desire is sexual desire that emerges in response to closeness, touch or arousal, rather than appearing spontaneously beforehand.
• RizzDating-app slang & abbreviationsSlang for charm or flirting skill, from "charisma". Someone with rizz is good at attracting and talking to people they are interested in.
• RoachingDating-app slang & abbreviationsHiding that you are dating several people at once, then acting as if the other person should have assumed it all along.
• Role-play 18+Kink & BDSMPartners consensually adopting characters or scenarios, for example stranger, teacher or captive, as part of intimate or kink play.
• Romance scamConsent & boundariesA romance scam is fraud in which a criminal builds a fake romantic relationship online to win trust and then obtain money or personal information.
• Romantic orientationOrientationsThe pattern of whom a person feels romantic attraction towards, such as wanting to date, fall in love or build a partnership, as distinct from sexual attraction.
• Rope bondage 18+Kink & BDSMBondage using rope, including the Japanese-influenced styles known as shibari or kinbaku, often valued for its aesthetics as much as for restraint.
• RosterDating-app slang & abbreviationsThe group of people someone is casually dating or talking to at the same time.