Someone cannot give consent and take it back at a later date (this does not apply to withdrawing consent during a sexual act); however, it is important to understand the dynamics of consent to understand that just because someone might have thought they had consent in the moment, they might have ignored or not been educated on something they needed to be aware of for consent. For example, if someone is really drunk (to the point of incapacitation) and says yes, that wouldn’t actually be legal consent. So the next day after the person who said yes becomes sober, they may realize that their vulnerability was taken advantage of and they feel violated. So it’s important to be educated on consent and not ignore important things about the situation just because someone said yes.
