1. GIVE ME SOME REASONS WHY YOU DATE...
REASONS FOR DATING
GIVE ME SOME REASONS WHY YOU DATE...

2. Other Reasons...
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
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

3. DATING GUIDELINES

4. Do we want guidelines as teenagers?
Do we need them as teenagers?
Why do our parents want guidelines for us?

5. 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.

6. DATING GUIDELINES: Choose responsible friends
Date people close to your own age
Avoid tempting situations
Select entertainment that promotes healthy sexuality
Have your boundaries set
Communicate these boundaries
Have an agenda planned for your date & stick to the agenda (location & time)

7. Two HUGE influencing factors that affecting a dating relationship:
How you dress...
Drugs & Alcohol

8. Don’t be reckless
with other
people’s hearts
Don’t put up
with people
who are
reckless
with yours