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?
• Do we need them as teenagers?
• Why do our parents want guidelines for us?
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.
DATING GUIDELINES:
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4.
Choose responsible friends
Date people close to your own age
Avoid tempting situations
Select entertainment that promotes healthy
sexuality
5. Have your boundaries set
6. Communicate these boundaries
7. Have an agenda planned for your date & stick
to the agenda (location & time)
Two HUGE influencing factors that
affecting a dating relationship:
 How you dress...
 Drugs & Alcohol
Don’t be reckless
with other
people’s hearts
Don’t put up
with people
who are
reckless
with yours