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Keeping Healthy Relationships

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KEEPING

HEALTHY
RELATIONSHI
PS
Good relationships are fun and
make you feel good about
yourself. The relationships that
you make in your youth will be a
special part of your life and will
teach you some of the most
important lessons about who you
are.
• Truly,
good relationships take time
and energy to develop. All
relationships should be based on
respect and honesty, and this is
especially important when you
decide to date someone. (Karen
Lawson 2016).
• In a healthy relationship, both partners:
•- are treating each other with kindness and
respect;
•- are honest with each other;
•- like to spend time together;
•- take an interest in things that are important to
each other;
•- respect one another’s emotional, physical, and
sexual limits;

Relationships should
not be abusive!!!
Dating relationships can be
wonderful! But while it’s important
that dating partners care for each
other,
it’s just as important that you take
care of yourself!
Love should never hurt
• About 10% of high school students say they
have suffered violence from someone they
date. This includes physical abuse where
someone causes physical pain or injury to
another person.
• This
can involve hitting, slapping, or kicking
(Karen Lawson 2016).
Sexual abuse is also a type of
violence, and involves any kind of
unwanted sexual advance. It can
include everything from
unwelcome sexual comments to
kissing to intercourse. But abuse
doesn’t always mean that someone
hits or hurts your body (Karen
Lawson 2016).
• Emotional abuse is anything that
harms your self-esteem or causes
shame. This includes saying things
that hurt your feelings, make you feel
that you aren’t worthwhile, or trying
to control who you see or where you
go (Karen Lawson 2016).
Remember, you deserve
healthy, happy
relationships. Abuse of
any type is never okay.
How to communicate
• Talking openly makes relationships more fun and
satisfying: especially when you both talk about each
other’s needs for physical, emotional, mental and
sexual health.
• You can’t expect a partner to know what you want
and need unless you tell them. The simple fact is
that none of us are a mind reader – so it’s important
to be open about your needs and expectations.
• In
a romantic relationship, it is important to
communicate openly on issues of sex and sexual
health.
• The decision to enter into a sexual relationship is
entirely up to you, and you always have the right
to say “no” at any time to anything that you don’t
feel comfortable with.
• Remember that there are many ways to express
love without sex.
So what’s to talk about?

• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)


• Possibility of Pregnancy
• Right time for sex
• Boundaries
The decision of whether or not to

have sex is up to you and you alone.


You may ask yourself:

• ➢ Am I ready to have sex?


• ➢ How am I going to feel after I having sex?
• ➢ Am I doing this for the right reasons?
• ➢ How do I plan to protect myself/my partner from
sexually transmitted infections or pregnancy?
• ➢ How am I going to feel about my partner afterwards?
Talking to your Parents
• You probably think that talking to your parents about sex
is impossible. You’re not alone; 83% of kids your age
are afraid to ask their parents about sex. Yet 51% of
teens actually do so.
• The truth is that most parents want to help their kids
make smart decisions about sex. They know it’s vital for
teens to have accurate information and sound advice to
aid the decision-making process.
• If
you think your parents are really
nervous about raising the issue, you’re
probably right.
• Many parents think that if they
acknowledge their child as a sexual
being, their son or daughter will think it’s
okay to go ahead and have sex.
• But remember: Not every person your age
is having sex.
• Even if sometimes it feels like everyone is
“doing it”, it is important to realize that this is
not true.
• People often talk about sex in a casual
manner, but this doesn’t mean they are
actually having sex.
BASIC RIGHTS IN A RELATIONSHIP
❖ The right to emotional support
❖ The right to be heard by the other and to respond
❖ The right have your own point of view, even if this differs from your
partner’s
❖ The right to have your feelings and experiences acknowledged as real
❖ The right to live free from accusation and blame
❖ The right to live from criticism and judgment
❖ The right to live free from emotional and physical threat
❖ The right to live free from angry outbursts and rage
❖ The right to be respectfully, asked, rather than ordered
basic relationships rights,
consider how you can develop
patience, honesty, kindness, and
respect.
Patience: Patience is essential to a healthy
relationship. There are times when others will
respond to us in a way that is disappointing. Be
willing to give the person some time to reflect,
indicating that you are ready to talk when they
are ready. If the person is never ready to
discuss the situation, you may need
professional help to resolve the issue, or ask
yourself whether or not you want to continue
the relationship.
• Honesty: Honesty is another essential
quality in healthy relationships.
• To build honesty in a relationship, you
should communicate your feelings
openly, and expect the other person to
do the same. Over time, this builds
trust.
• Kindness: Kindness is extremely
important to maintaining healthy
relationships. You need to be
considerate of other’s feelings and
other people need to be considerate of
yours. Be kind when you communicate.
Kindness will nurture your relationship.
• Respect: Respect is cornerstone
of all healthy relationships. If you
don’t have respect for another
person, it will have a negative
impact on all of your interactions.
• Love is an emotion that makes us feel so many
things. It’s the butterflies in our stomachs, our
hearts beating fast in our chests and our palms
sweating whenever that special someone is near.
• With that said, it can often be difficult to
articulate just how much a loved one means to
you.

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