Know the signs:
Healthy
· Talking about your feelings
· Respecting date’s friends and activities
· Considering the other person’s opinions and feelings
· Respecting differences in other persons
· Stating differences of opinion
· Having an equal say in the relationship
· Figuring out a solution that is good for both of you
Unhealthy
· Believing one sex has more rights than the other
· Shouting or yelling when you are angry at your date
· Using the silent treatment
· Pestering your date until you get what you want
· Pouting to get what you want
Abusive
· Dominating and controlling your date’s other relationships/friends and activities
· Name calling (putdowns)
· Threatening harm
· Intimidating by hitting or destroying property
· Being extremely jealous and possessive of date
· Pushing, hitting, restraining or holding your date against his/her will
· Forcing sexual touching or intercourse
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