1.
DATING
RELATIONSHIPS
SOCIAL HEALTH

2.
DATING ROLES AND
EXPECTATIONS
Ladies and Gentlemen, now is your
time to make your opinions known…
IN A RESPECTFUL WAY!

3.
LEVELS OF
COMMUNICATION
• When you’re going on a first date…
• What things need to be communicated before or on the
date?
• What should we talk about when we are on the date?
• What do I do if we run out of things to talk about?
• When you’re dating someone…
• When you’re engaged…

4.
INTELLIGENT DATING
• Intelligent Dating: dating successfully; being selective
about who you date; hanging out and having fun;
remaining steady through the natural highs and lows of
romance; keeping your own standards
• Brainless Dating: dating ineffectively; dating anyone who
has a pulse; becoming centered on your girlfriend or
boyfriend; having your heart broken repeatedly; doing
what everyone else seems to be doing

5.
SOCIETY’S THINKING
1. Pair Up: Having a girlfriend or boyfriend is the
only way to be happy.
1. Get Physical: The more you like someone the
more physical you have to get. You can only
show love with your body.

6.
MAKE SURE YOU’RE
READY
• Don’t’ feel pressured to start dating at a certain
time
• Date people close to your own age

7.
GET TO KNOW A LOT
OF PEOPLE
• Dating is your time to learn what you like and
don’t like for a future partner
• Dating in high school is a time to have fun and
learn/develop social skills
• Don’t be in such a hurry to have a boyfriend or
girlfriend just because “everyone else does.”

8.
DATE IN GROUPS
• It’s usually more fun
• There’s safety in numbers
• You’ll meet more people
• There are fewer expectations

9.
SET YOUR OWN
BOUNDARIES
• Decide NOW how far you’re willing to go, what’s off limits,
and don’t let ANYONE talk you out of it
• If you haven’t decided beforehand what your boundaries
are, stuff happens you didn’t plan on
• NEVER apologize for having high standards and don’t
ever lower your standards to please someone else
• If you don’t set your own boundaries, someone else will
do it for you!

10.
HAVE A PLAN
• Dating is more fun when you have a plan as well as a
backup plan in case things don’t work out
• It DOES NOT have to be expensive
• Cheap yet fun date ideas?

11.
RELATIONSHIP RED
FLAGS
Ultimatums
• You’d better do this or
else…
Isolating or controlling
behaviors
Lies
• The basic building block of
relationships = TRUST
“You’ll never find
anyone else who will
love you.”
If you me, I’ll hurt
myself
Severe jealousy or
always having to know
where you are/who
you are with