Dating Relationships

Lori B.
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  1. guideline
    a rule that provides direction for appropriate behavior
    You should never feel pressured to do anything that goes against your values or your family’s guidelines.
  2. reaffirm
    assert once again
    It also provides opportunities to develop social skills, discover new interests, and reaffirm personal values.
  3. dating
    use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  4. teen
    a person who is older than 12 but younger than 20
    During your teen years, you may start thinking about dating.
  5. go against
    resist
    You should never feel pressured to do anything that goes against your values or your family’s guidelines.
  6. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  7. to date
    prior to the present time
    Some teens, however, may have personal reasons for choosing not to date.
  8. date
    the specified day of the month
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  9. focusing
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    They might not feel ready or they may have other priorities, such as focusing on school or spending time with family.
  10. values
    beliefs of a group in which they have emotional investment
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  11. healthful
    conducive to good functioning of body or mind
    If you do decide to date, it’s important to establish healthful boundaries.
  12. teens
    the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
    Some teens, however, may have personal reasons for choosing not to date.
  13. keep in
    cause to stay indoors
    Here are some reasonable expectations to keep in mind:

    Both you and your date deserve to be treated with consideration and respect.
  14. focus on
    center upon
    They might not feel ready or they may have other priorities, such as focusing on school or spending time with family.
  15. boundary
    the line indicating the limit or extent of something
    If you do decide to date, it’s important to establish healthful boundaries.
  16. decide
    reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something
    Talking to a parent or other trusted adult can help you decide whether you’re ready to start dating.
  17. adult
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
    Talking to a parent or other trusted adult can help you decide whether you’re ready to start dating.
  18. honestly
    it is sincerely the case that
    When you’re with someone you are dating, you should be yourself and communicate your thoughts and feelings honestly.
  19. communicate
    transfer to another
    When you’re with someone you are dating, you should be yourself and communicate your thoughts and feelings honestly.
  20. think about
    have on one's mind, think about actively
    During your teen years, you may start thinking about dating.
  21. talking to
    a lengthy rebuke
    Talking to a parent or other trusted adult can help you decide whether you’re ready to start dating.
  22. expectation
    belief about the future
    Here are some reasonable expectations to keep in mind:

    Both you and your date deserve to be treated with consideration and respect.
  23. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    They might not feel ready or they may have other priorities, such as focusing on school or spending time with family.
  24. deserve
    be worthy
    Here are some reasonable expectations to keep in mind:

    Both you and your date deserve to be treated with consideration and respect.
  25. parent
    a father or mother
    Talking to a parent or other trusted adult can help you decide whether you’re ready to start dating.
  26. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  27. trusted
    (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
    Talking to a parent or other trusted adult can help you decide whether you’re ready to start dating.
  28. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  29. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
    It also provides opportunities to develop social skills, discover new interests, and reaffirm personal values.
  30. personal
    concerning an individual or his or her private life
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  31. establish
    set up or found
    If you do decide to date, it’s important to establish healthful boundaries.
  32. get to
    arrive at the point of
    Dating can be a great way to get to know another person.
  33. reasonable
    showing sound judgment
    Here are some reasonable expectations to keep in mind:

    Both you and your date deserve to be treated with consideration and respect.
  34. treat
    apply a process to with the aim of preparing for a purpose
    Here are some reasonable expectations to keep in mind:

    Both you and your date deserve to be treated with consideration and respect.
  35. spending
    the act of spending or distributing money
    They might not feel ready or they may have other priorities, such as focusing on school or spending time with family.
  36. discover
    determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    It also provides opportunities to develop social skills, discover new interests, and reaffirm personal values.
  37. skill
    an ability that has been acquired by training
    It also provides opportunities to develop social skills, discover new interests, and reaffirm personal values.
  38. start
    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    During your teen years, you may start thinking about dating.
  39. someone
    a human being
    When you’re with someone you are dating, you should be yourself and communicate your thoughts and feelings honestly.
  40. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    It also provides opportunities to develop social skills, discover new interests, and reaffirm personal values.
  41. choose
    pick out from a number of alternatives
    Some teens, however, may have personal reasons for choosing not to date.
  42. spend
    pass time in a specific way
    They might not feel ready or they may have other priorities, such as focusing on school or spending time with family.
  43. consideration
    the process of giving careful thought to something
    Here are some reasonable expectations to keep in mind:

    Both you and your date deserve to be treated with consideration and respect.
  44. treated
    subjected to a physical treatment or action or agent
    Here are some reasonable expectations to keep in mind:

    Both you and your date deserve to be treated with consideration and respect.
  45. pressure
    the act of putting pressure on something
    You should never feel pressured to do anything that goes against your values or your family’s guidelines.
  46. feelings
    emotional or moral sensitivity
    When you’re with someone you are dating, you should be yourself and communicate your thoughts and feelings honestly.
  47. ready
    completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
    They might not feel ready or they may have other priorities, such as focusing on school or spending time with family.
  48. feel
    be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
    They might not feel ready or they may have other priorities, such as focusing on school or spending time with family.
  49. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
    It also provides opportunities to develop social skills, discover new interests, and reaffirm personal values.
  50. trust
    belief in the honesty and reliability of others
    Talking to a parent or other trusted adult can help you decide whether you’re ready to start dating.
  51. family
    a group of people related to one another
    They might not feel ready or they may have other priorities, such as focusing on school or spending time with family.
  52. talking
    an exchange of ideas via conversation
    Talking to a parent or other trusted adult can help you decide whether you’re ready to start dating.
  53. Here
    queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology
    Here are some reasonable expectations to keep in mind:

    Both you and your date deserve to be treated with consideration and respect.
  54. main
    most important element
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  55. respect
    regard highly; think much of
    Here are some reasonable expectations to keep in mind:

    Both you and your date deserve to be treated with consideration and respect.
  56. social
    living together or enjoying life in communities
    It also provides opportunities to develop social skills, discover new interests, and reaffirm personal values.
  57. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  58. thinking
    endowed with the capacity to reason
    During your teen years, you may start thinking about dating.
  59. important
    significant in effect or meaning
    If you do decide to date, it’s important to establish healthful boundaries.
  60. feeling
    a physical sensation that you experience
    When you’re with someone you are dating, you should be yourself and communicate your thoughts and feelings honestly.
  61. talk
    use language
    Talking to a parent or other trusted adult can help you decide whether you’re ready to start dating.
  62. idea
    the content of cognition
    Dating Decisions

    MAIN IDEA Personal values and priorities will influence your dating decisions.
  63. interest
    a sense of concern with and curiosity about something
    It also provides opportunities to develop social skills, discover new interests, and reaffirm personal values.
  64. not
    negation of a word or group of words
    Some teens, however, may have personal reasons for choosing not to date.
Created on Thu Nov 01 15:20:48 EDT 2012

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