Teen Dating Violence
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Are you going out with someone who....
- is excessively jealous
- checks in with you constantly or makes you check in with him/her
- has an explosive temper
- is violent: has a history of fighting, abuses animals, brags about mistreating others
- tries to control you by giving orders, making all the decisions, telling you what you should and should not wear
- pressures you or is forceful about sex
- isolates you from friends and family and puts down people who are important to you
- believes in the stereotypical gender roles for males and females
- gets too serious about the relationship too fast
- blames you when he/she mistreats you; tells you that you provoked him/her
- does not accept responsibility for his/her actions
- has a history of bad relationships and blames them on previous partners
- you fear or worry about how he/she will react to things you say or do
- owns or uses weapons
- won't let you break up with him/her
from Eastside Domestic Violence Program
