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Building Responsible Relationships

Building Responsible Relationships. Teen Relationships. Reasons for dating : Get to know each other Want to develop friendships Companionship Support. Benefits of dating. Allows you to find out what different types of people are like. Find out who you relate most easily to.

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Building Responsible Relationships

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  1. Building Responsible Relationships

  2. Teen Relationships • Reasons for dating: • Get to know each other • Want to develop friendships • Companionship • Support

  3. Benefits of dating • Allows you to find out what different types of people are like. • Find out who you relate most easily to. • Learn how to resolve disagreements and communicate more effectively. • Provides emotional support during a challenging part of your life.

  4. How to Develop a Healthy Relationship

  5. Attraction • Something about the person catches your attention. • You are attracted to each other. • You want to get to know each other better.

  6. Friendship • Two people get to know each other better. • They may find they have things in common. • They explore each other characteristics. • They are on their best behavior.

  7. Close Friendship • Two people spend more time together. • The two people get to know each other’s values and feelings. • You begin to discover each others tendencies. • At this stage the relationship may progress or retreat.

  8. Deep Friendship • You reveal your faults. • They let down their masks of best behavior and reality sets in. • The two trust each other and accept each others’ true self, complete with faults. • They may decide to “go steady”.

  9. Lifelong Love • Two people feel they can commit to each other for life. • The two have invested time into the relationship. • The degree of closeness makes conflict likely but the two learn to resolve conflict in healthy ways. • This relationship may lead to marriage.

  10. Dating Choosing the Right Person

  11. Choosing the Right Person • One of the most important things to know about a potential date is the quality of the person’s character. • Is unselfish • Treats other’s well • Is tolerate and respectful • Has similar morals and values • Is fun to be with • Respects themselves

  12. Avoiding the Wrong Person Do not date someone that: • Hurts you physically or emotionally • Does not respect your morals or values • Makes you feel badly about yourself • Is jealous • Is possessive

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