Was it sexual assault though?

Hello all. Thanks for reading.

I’m at a moment in time with a lot of stress from work, family and wedding planning. I’m so tired I can’t sleep. And when I can’t sleep I sometimes remember things that happened to me.
What with metoo and timesup, both movements in which I’m as active as I can, I recalled something I’d avoided thinking about.

It was five years ago. I went on a blind date, and I liked him a lot and invited him over: we had consensual sex. The next morning, he tried to engage and I said yes, but as I wasn’t feeling well, I quickly withdrew consent and said “no, wait, stop.” I repeated that, but he went on. The thing is, he stopped, but minutes later and only when I started to cry. He stopped.
Every single website and forum I’ve looked into since remembering specify that they didn’t stop.

What was it?

I would say that in the moments when he didn't respond to your requests, that was the beginning of an assault. Only you know how far things went and whether you felt assaulted, so it's somewhat of a grey area from the perspective of others.

Ultimately he did respond, but it should have been quicker and you shouldn't have been reduced to tears. So his behavior was clearly out of line but the law might view it as that (bad behavior), rather than as an assault. But you would know best how you felt, and how to characterize it.

Either way, I'm sorry that happened to you, it shouldn't have.

Thank you.