sexual favours
Carnal acts exchanged
Sexual favours (also spelled *favors*) are sexual acts performed in exchange for something, typically professional advancement, leniency, or material benefit.
The phrase almost always appears in contexts involving coercion or exploitation, as in The boss demanded sexual favours in return for the promotion.
While technically neutral, the term carries strong connotations of impropriety and power imbalance, and figures prominently in discussions of sexual harassment and quid pro quo arrangements.
Pressured compliance through threats
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
grooming · manipulation · quid pro quo · casting couch · vulnerability · objectification · victimization · degradation
Mutual giving and receiving
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- compensationPayment for services rendered
negotiation · agreement · escort · sugar daddy · sugar baby · patronage · kept · mistress
coercion
Pressured compliance through threats
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
predatory · grooming · manipulation · quid pro quo · casting couch · vulnerability · objectification · victimization · degradation · entrapment
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
compensation · negotiation · agreement · escort · sugar daddy · sugar baby · patronage · kept · mistress · concubine
sexual favourstrue love
Authentic romantic connection
unconditional love · romantic love · emotional connection · making love · mutual attraction
sexual favoursprofessional services
Fee-based expert work
cash · financial compensation · material goods · honest work
sexual favoursconsensual sex
Intercourse with mutual permission
mutual respect · sexual autonomy · free consent · enthusiastic consent · bodily autonomy
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