REASONS FOR DATING & DATING GUIDELINES Fill in the blanks from the PowerPoint presentation. REASONS FOR DATING 1. Learn more about the ________________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Develop ______________________ skills _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Be accepted by someone _________________________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Develop independence from __________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Learn to feel more __________________with intimate _______________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Help evaluate ___________________________ that could be found in a ____________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 7. It’s ____________ & ________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Sharing __________________________ and developing ____________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ DATING GUIDELINES 1. Choose ______________________ friends _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Date people ____________________________________. ______ year rule! _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Avoid _______________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Select ____________________ that promotes _______________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Have your ________________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. __________________________ these boundaries. _______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Have an _______________________ for your date & stick to the _________ (location & time). _______________________________________________________________________________ BIGGEST INFLUENCES ON A DATE: 8. How you _______________. _______________________________________________________________________________ 9. __________ and/or ___________ use. _______________________________________________________________________________ Now, with your partner, explain why each of these is important to know & understand.