I do not disagree with the author in that we don’t want to make intimate encounters between adults akin to a call-centre protocol. That would be the end of romance, wouldn’t it? The romantic encounters which lead to sexual encounters which lead to beautiful relationships, sometimes unconventional, and the much-needed breath of fresh air in our mundane, stale and fast-paced life. But it should not be missed that in all these beautiful, romantic or sexual encounters, only one party retains power and that party is a man. When a woman uses sex as negotiation, like the author points out – where is this going, or commitment or anything else, the women is simply using the diminutive power she has in a society where (as I mentioned above) patriarchy has social, cultural, institutional and state’s approval and support. The odds against her are colossal. The playing field is hardly level, to say the least. She has the least power and has the most to lose. A woman asking for a commitment, or questions like – where is this going, doesn’t necessarily mean that she absolutely wants to be with you for the rest of her life. (As much as the jokes in all-male WhatsApp groups may portray that picture, that picture is not true). She is simply trying to swing some power her way in this lop-sided power equation. For all you know, she might dump you just after she takes the morning-after pill.