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Yes and no.
Yes actually trying to wear someone down like that is now considered rapey but wasn't back then -however, alongside that is the fact that 'good girls' were expected to put up some sort of overt resistance. It wasn't seemly just to give in, even if that's what you wanted.
In the context of the times, that could just as well be seen as the courtship game as it could genuine attempts to wear down genuine objections.
And that is ok - if everybody is playing the same game and knows the rules.
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