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Your Relationships

Ms. Perez

+Bell ringer

Define the word relationship. What is the most important relationship in your life right now? Why do you value that relationship?

+Relationships

Interaction between two people who are a part of each other’s lives

At your table, on the construction sheet of paper, write down every relationship you are in. When you are finished come tape the piece of paper of the white board

+Of these relationships….

Which is easiest to get a long with? Why?

Which is the hardest to get along with? Why?

Which relationship provides you with the greatest comfort? Why?

Which relationships provides you with the most hurt? Why??

Do you have better relationships with males or females? Why?

+ Read pages 57-59

When reading respond to the following questions on your? bell ringer.

The book states that ,”people who have negative or damaging relationships with their family have more difficulty learning to form good relationships with other.” Do you agree? Why or why not?

What qualities make a good friendship in your opinion

Do you think females be friends with males and males with females without any romantic feelings or physical attraction?

After reading the passage, find a partner and summarize the top 3 words that describe a good friend. When finished, type those three words into wordle.

+Good friendships…

How do you select your friends?

+Communication & Self-Disclosure

The process of revealing significant and private information about yourself

How to decide if you can trust someone Are they important to you? Can you trust them? Does your self-disclosure serve a purpose?

Has anyone ever shared something with you that made you feel closer to them?

Have you ever shared something with someone you wished you could take back?

+Bell ringer

What does the quote below mean in terms of communication?

“Two monologues do not make a dialogue.” Jeff Daly

+Communication

Gender pre-test Put two fingers in the air if your answer is true Put one finger in the air if your answer is false

Boys vs. girls

How do boys communicate? Boys what is one thing you wish girls knew?

How do girls communicate? Girls what is one thing you wish boys knew?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXikshiDqVs&NR=1&feature=fvwp

+Venn Diagram

Read “6 Ways Men and Women Communicate Differently” and create a venn diagram

+Types of dating

Group dating-Many couples hanging out together

Casual dating-seeing one person but dating others

Steady dating (facebook official)-Seeing only one person and are committed to them

Engagement-period between dating and marriage

Marriage-emotional and legal commitment

+What makes a good dating relationship?

+Are those verbs similar to those that make a good friendship?

+Homework

Find an appropriate song lyric or quote that describes your ideas about love or an ideal relationship. Give me a one paragraph summary describing why this quote sticks out to you.

1. Please list the quote, artist, song, movie, and or person who said it

2. Write a paragraph summary about why this quote expresses your feelings on love/an ideal relationship

I am the only one who will be reading these, and will not ask you to share them with the class

+Bell ringer

Think of the media-popular books, movies, songs. What ideas do they give you of a healthy relationship? For example, do they talk about violence, trust, respect, etc?

+Quality romantic relationships

What do you think makes a quality romantic relationship?

+Good romantic relationships are based on

Attraction

Communication

Honesty and trust

Love and intimacy

+Stages of dating

Attraction

Uncertainty

Exclusivity

Intimacy

Engagement

+Intimacy

Closeness between two people that does not compromise wither person’s sense of identity

Self-disclosure-people are free to communicate thoughts and feelings honestly and openly with each other

Does not mean always mean physical interactions

No created by sexual relationships

+Engagement and Marriage

Engagement-period between dating and marriage

Marriage-Emotional and legal commitment two people make to each other

+What are signs of a bad relationship?

+Danger signs in dating

Dishonesty

Too much emphasis on sexual relationships

Withdrawing from other relationships

Disrespect

Possessiveness

Fighting

Abuse

Violence

+Abusive relationships in the media

The Twilight Effect

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/psychologist-the-movies/201111/relationship-violence-in-twilight

+Ending a dating relationship

What are reasons to end a dating relationship?

+Ending a relationship

Happens for a variety of reasons

If you initiate, communicate honestly

Painful for both people

+After the break up

Denial

Hurt

Anger

Acceptance

+Find a partner

Each partner come grab a question, discuss this question with your partner

When the bell rings, people with questions find a new partner that does not have a question and continue on

+Bell ringer

What does this quote mean in terms of love and relationships

“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.” Jodi Picoult

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Today

¾ of a page to a page free-write on “My Ideal Partner”

Love vs. Infatuation

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Love is a strong sense of affection and connection to at