Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center
Information > Dating/Domestic Violence >Individual Rights in Dating Relationships
No matter what, no one deserves to be abused. There are certain rights that we all share in dating relationships. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO:
- Express your opinions and be respected for them.
- Pursue your own interests
- Have your needs be as important as your partner’s
- Share expenses and be free of expected pay-backs
- Grow as an individual
- Have your feelings taken seriously
- Have control over your own body
- Be responsible for your own behavior - not your partner's
- Change your mind
- Share responsibility for problem-solving
- Expect that an apology means something
- Socialize with anyone whom you choose
- Not to be abused - physically, sexually or emotionally
- Break up and fall out of love with someone and not be threatened
- Say no to ANYTHING
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