Forming healthy relationships is vital to your development as a person.
This includes your friendships, relationships with your parents and
siblings, and, eventually, relationships with people for whom you have a
romantic interest.
Many people discount teen romantic relationships. However, as with
everything else in life, the art of developing a relationship is
something that must be learned and practiced. As you grow up,
begin dating and experimenting with your partners, you'll make mistakes.
That is only natural, and is, in fact, healthy. The mistakes you
make allow you to figure out what works for you and what doesn't, and
add to the collective knowledge you apply towards the development of
relationship with your future partners (assuming you actually do learn
from them, of course).
Similarly, you need to know how to recognize and handle abusive or other
unhealthy relationships. It is a sad fact of life, but not
everyone is compatible with everyone else, and sometimes this manifests
itself through abusive or other negative behavior, and it is important
that you know how to get out of such a relationship. |
A typical adolescent relationship begins with flirting, then perhaps
dating or kissing, and eventually to exploring each others' sexuality.
In some cases, this is very limited, and in others it may progress to
the point of sexual intercourse. Only you can decide what is
"right" for you in your relationship. You just need to make sure
that you have the tools and the knowledge to evaluate your relationship
and make sure that you make sound, rational decisions to ensure that you
don't get hurt. The intent of this section of the web site is to
provide you with the information you need to make those kinds of
decisions. |
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Relationships 
