REASONS FOR DATING

GIVE ME SOME REASONS WHY YOU DATE...

Other Reasons...

• Learn more about the gender we are dating

• Develop communication skills• Be accepted by someone who

wants to spend time with me• Develop independence from

parents

• Learn to feel more at ease with intimate relationships

• Help evaluate good & bad qualities that could be found in a future spouse

• It’s fun & enjoyable• Sharing common interests

and developing new interests

DATING GUIDELINES

Do we want guidelines as teenagers?

• Why do our parents want guidelines for us?

• Do we need them as teenagers?

It is important to set standards for dating relationships before going out the front door to insure you are always honest that you are making decisions that are truly in the best interest of both of you. Both men and women are jointly responsible for setting and maintaining limits.

1. Choose responsible friends2. Date people close to your own age3. Avoid tempting situations4. Select entertainment that promotes

healthy sexuality5. Have your boundaries set6. Communicate these boundaries7. Have an agenda planned for your

date & stick to the agenda (location & time)

DATING GUIDELINES:

Two HUGE influencing factors that affecting a

dating relationship: How you dress...

Drugs & Alcohol

Don’t be recklesswith other

people’s hearts

Don’t put up with people

who arereckless

with yours