"I want to be your friend. I would also like you to take me seriously if possible. It seems to me that, given we are both interested, having sex would be a natural consequence of believing I am competent to make my own decisions, but if you would rather leave that part alone I am quite content to. I would like... I would like, I think, to have the sort of friendship where I can hug you and kiss your cheek and tell you I love you. Is that sufficiently exact?"
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He sighs.
"I want to be your friend. I would also like you to take me seriously if possible. It seems to me that, given we are both interested, having sex would be a natural consequence of believing I am competent to make my own decisions, but if you would rather leave that part alone I am quite content to. I would like... I would like, I think, to have the sort of friendship where I can hug you and kiss your cheek and tell you I love you. Is that sufficiently exact?"