1. Dating

2. What are reasons why people date?

3. Dating: Opportunity for us to in a relaxed way-come to know another person deeply and to learn about ourselves God created us to be drawn to each other

4. Make it perfect High expectations Wanting to look good Pressures and Problems with Dating

5. Dating through the years? For your grandparents… For your parents… For older siblings… For you…

6. Why date? Sexual attraction Fun Ego boost Getting out of ourselves The thing to do Companionship Joy of give and take Finding a marriage partner

7. Friendship Between the Sexes Friendship among members of the opposite sex is much more common today Offers us something that relationships with women do not

8. Why is it important to know motives? Self awareness can help us to be more genuine in relationships Not bad reasons, but important both are aware of reasons

9. 4 Relationships in LIFE L I F E

10. What to do, where to go Look at the types of intimacy and think how can I cultivate these?

11. What might be some downfalls of dating relationships? Infatuation Superficial Overpowering Fickle Short-lived

12. Pre-Marital Sex Why might teenagers choose to engage in pre-marital sex? What might be some of the consequences?

13. What does the Church teach about sex? An expression of sexuality in marriage Meant to signify the physical unity of a deeply committed and vowed relationship of husband and wife The couples depth of knowledge of one another A commitment between the couple to share deeply their whole lives together Sexual intimacy is sacred

14. Do Now: Write a list of your boundaries, lines you would not want someone else to cross if you were dating or “ going out ”.

15. Letting go of Romantic Relationships

16. Do Later: Complete this sentence with 5 separate answers: A good reason to let go of a relationship is… Write 5 suggestions for how you should approach letting the relationship go.