I'm wondering whether I should use one of the three options mentioned above in a phrase like this: "I don't sleep in the same bed as a woman and don't / not / not mak(ing) a move." I'd rather use the last two options given the auxiliairy do is already present at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, would the right choice be "not + infinitive" or "not + ing"? Thanks![]()
,"I don't sleep in the same bed as a woman and don't / not / not mak(ing) a move."
I don't fully comprehend what "sleep in the same bed as a woman" means here (the whole sentence's purport is obscure), but, style-wise, it should look like this:
"I don't sleep in the same bed as a woman, and I'm not making a move."
or
""I don't sleep in the same bed as a woman, and I don't make a move."
I'm sorry I forgot to mention the phrase is a simple statement, not a desaprobation or disapproval that needs the use of an 'ing' verb.
As for "sleep" it's the sexual meaning that is implied here, but I don't think it's very relevant.
The meaning of the phrase would be something like: If I actually sleep with a woman I will definitely have sex with her".
Perhaps "I can't sleep in the same bed as a woman and not make a move"?
That's not as natural as "I can't sleep in the same bed as a woman and not make a move", in my opinion.
How about: "I can't sleep in a bed with a woman and not make a move"?
Mind you, they are all pretty unnatural.Normally one asssumes that if a male is sharing a bed with a woman then the objective is sex.
Perhaps off-topic now, but never mind. In my opinion, and that's all it is, you are uncommon. Most of the heterosexual men and women I know have not shared a bed with someone of the opposite sex (apart from family) for reasons of practicality since their teens. A room, yes, but not a bed.