Building Healthy Lifelong
Relationships
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Dating
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Why Do People Date?
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Why Date?
• Socialization
• Recreation
• Mate Selection
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Socialization
How does dating provide social skills?
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Purpose of Dating
Socialization
Developing appropriate social skills
o Learn how to get along with others
o Recognize the impact your words and actions
have on others
o Learn about yourself
o Learn how to give and take in relationships
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Recreation
How does dating provide recreational activities?
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Purpose of Dating
Recreation
– Have fun and enjoy the
companionship of others
– Try new and different activities
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Mate Selection
How does dating help you with selecting a mate?
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Purpose of Dating
Mate Selection
– Helps you prepare for healthy
relationships
– Lets you see others in different
settings
– Helps you learn about others’
personalities and characteristics
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Types of Dating
What are different types of dating situations?
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Types of Dating
• Group Dating
• Pair Dating
• Steady Dating
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Group Dating
• Also known as “hanging out”.
• Activities are planned by both boys and
girls such as:
– going to the movies, the mall, or any other
local hangout
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Group Dating
• Easy way to begin dating. You can begin
talking to different people without the
pressure
• Gives you the opportunity to learn about
many other types of people
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Pair Dating
• Also known as casual dating
• No long-term commitment involved
• Provides a chance to grow socially, and no
one feels disloyal or jealous
• May lead to a more serious relationship
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Steady Dating
• Also known as “going out”
• Two people agree to date exclusively
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Steady Dating
Provides security
– You will have security that you will have a
date when you need one.
– You will know what to expect from the other
person when you go somewhere.
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QUESTIONS?
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Road to a Healthy
Relationship
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What are realistic expectations?
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Realistic Expectations
• No one’s life is perfect and happy all the
time.
• Problems will arise, and what is important
is how well you and your partner handle
difficult situations together.
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Little Girl's Point of View of Marriage
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What is an Engagement?
Sense of Humor
Laughing with - but not at - your partner is a
healthy component to a relationship.
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Components of a Healthy Relationship
Good Communication
What are the four ingredients to successful
communication?
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Good Communication
Four Ingredients to Successful Communication
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Empathy
Keeping in touch
• Sharing your ups and downs
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Listening
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Problem Solving and
Communication
Appreciation
• Appreciation is shown through
compliments, praise and thoughtfulness.
• A simple “thank you” or a hug are ways to
show appreciation.
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Trust
Trust is…..
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Trust
• Trust makes for a secure foundation.
• To establish trust, one does not use or
need power or force to hold the marriage
together.
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What Is Love?
(click on link)
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Healthy Relationships Station
Activities
• Realistic Expectations
• Good Communication
• Sense of Humor
• Trust
• Appreciation
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Five Station Activities
• Groups will consist of 3-5 members.
• Complete each activity.
• All station activities will be turned in at the
end of each day.
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Questions?
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References and Resources
Images
• Microsoft Clip Art: Used with permission from Microsoft.
Textbooks
• Harter, Ph.D., M., & Ryder, V. (2004). Contemporary living. (9th ed.).
Tinley Park, Illinois: The Goodheart-Willcox Company. Inc.
• Johnson, L. (2010). Strengthening family & self. (6th ed.). Tinley
Park, Illinois: The Goodheart-Willcox Company. Inc.
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References and Resources
YouTube(tm):
5 Year Old Needs a Job Before Getting Married
http://youtu.be/0rbMHLDY1pA
What is Love?
Do marriage vows seem to mean as much today as they used to? If you've heard anything
about the increase in divorce rates, you may wonder. Bill & Glad are ignoring the trends. More
than ever the vows they made 50 years ago are being tested. In sickness and in health, in
good times and in bad, the promise they are keeping is a true example of what love is.
http://youtu.be/GH5n9lVZcM4
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