Teen advocates on dating abuse, warning signs | Forensic Files

healthy relationships have communication healthy relationships include being honest with each other being open not
afraid of who you are and commitment trust loyalty equality and definitely respect unhealthy relationships include
feeling threatened by your significant other you should never be afraid of a person you love
unhealthy relationships are controlling and abusive with communication both Partners can be confused on what their
boundaries are most people think of black eyes and bruises when they think of abuse but
often times it's not that obvious something more like psychological or emotional abuse which kind of looks more
like uh fear around their partner a timidness the warning signs of an abusive relationship include control
ring of what you do who you hang out with and what you wear social media has a huge impact on
relationships because you can see where someone has been when they were there and you can get in contact with them at
any time the details of your relationship could be texted or tweeted at any moment it's kind of like adding
fuel to to the fire you can make your relationship as public as you want it to be just with a click of a
button breakup violence can definitely happen to anyone I know that most of the times when it happens it's definitely
starts off with like the obsessiveness and like I want you back let's meet up like calling you every 5 seconds if you
plan on breaking up with someone and you feel threatened it is best to tell a friend I definitely think it happens in
any community and it's just a matter of can we prevent it

Massachusetts teens from Lincoln Sudbury H.S., Shawsheen Regional Technical H.S., and Boston's Start Strong program discuss healthy and unhealthy relationships, warning signs of an abusive relationship and how social media plays a role in dating and breakup violence.

Brief Summary

The episode discusses healthy vs unhealthy relationships, focusing on communication, emotional abuse, and social media's impact.

Key points

Healthy Relationships. Healthy relationships thrive on communication, trust, and respect.
Signs of Abuse. Abuse isn't always physical; it can be psychological or emotional.
Impact of Social Media. Social media can intensify relationship dynamics, for better or worse.
Breakup Violence. Breakup violence can stem from obsessive behaviors and threats.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

You should never be afraid of a person you love.

0:29WatchOct 27, 2013

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