Everybody can use a little helpful guidance in relationships. Where that advice comes from makes all the difference!This section will provide some help on developing the best relationships you can---relationships that are healthy, and positive!
Teen Dating Violence
Myths
Myth #1It can't happen to me.
FACT: Approximately one in five female high school students report being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner.
Myth #2
Victims bring on the abuse themselves. They ask for it.
FACT: No matter what the situation, there is never an excuse to use violence. Abusers choose to use abuse to control their partner, and they see their partner as less than equal to themselves. The victim has no control over the abuser's choice to use violence.
FACT: No matter what the situation, there is never an excuse to use violence. Abusers choose to use abuse to control their partner, and they see their partner as less than equal to themselves. The victim has no control over the abuser's choice to use violence.
Myth #3
If a person stays in an unhealthy relationship, it must not be that bad.
FACT: People stay in unhealthy relationships for a number of reasons: fear, confusion, loss of self-confidence, not recognizing that what's happening is unhealthy/abusive, belief that the abuser needs their help or will change.
FACT: People stay in unhealthy relationships for a number of reasons: fear, confusion, loss of self-confidence, not recognizing that what's happening is unhealthy/abusive, belief that the abuser needs their help or will change.
Myth #4I'd never put up with that kind of treatment.
FACT: It is difficult to know how you'd respond if someone you loved hurt you, and few people enter into relationships that are abusive in the beginning. Often, abuse often does not start in a relationship until love and trust have grown between partners and a commitment has been made.
Myth #5
FACT: It is difficult to know how you'd respond if someone you loved hurt you, and few people enter into relationships that are abusive in the beginning. Often, abuse often does not start in a relationship until love and trust have grown between partners and a commitment has been made.
When you fall in love, nothing else matters.FACT: When you fall in love, you matter, your partner matters, and the rest of your life matters. Dropping out of your usual activities, cutting time from your friends, and playing into the nothing-else matters game leaves you with just that --- nothing else.
Myth #6The person I'm dating wouldn't get so jealous if they didn't really love me. FACT: If the person you're dating really
loves you, they wouldn't try to control you through jealousy.
