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Teen Dating Violence
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Relationship
Does Your Partner...
- Make you feel like you have to be careful to control your behavior
so that you don’t make him/her angry?
- Try to control you?
- Make you feel nervous when you’re around him/her?
- Get angry when you spend time with your friends?
- Tell you that it’s your fault that he/she abuses you?
- Repeatedly and wrongly accuse you of flirting with other people?
- Accuse you of cheating on him/her?
- Have problems with alcohol or other drugs, and try to get you to use
them?
- Make you feel scared of disagreeing with him/her?
- Prevent you from doing things that you like?
- Make your family or friends uneasy?
- Criticize or put you down in front of other people?
- Pressure you for sex, or ignore your boundaries about sex?
- Refuse to take your opinions seriously?
- Make all of the decisions and behave as though he’s/she’s in charge?
- Tell you what to wear and how you should look?
- Scare you?
- Push, shove, or hit you?
Teen dating violence is based on the same issues of power and control as
domestic abuse. If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you
may be in an abusive relationship. DAWN’s advocates on the 24-hour crisis
line, at (425) 656-7867 are available to talk, and can give you more
information and support.
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What to Do If You Are In a Teen Dating
Violence Relationship
- Tell someone! Letting someone know helps to provide you with support
and can also help keep you safe.
- Vary your routine. Take different routes to school, classes, and
home.
- Try not to be alone at school. Keep friends with you whenever you
can.
- Always carry a cell phone or change to make a call.
- Make sure people know your plans when you are going somewhere.
- Let your teachers or administrators know what’s going on. They might
be able to help.
- Identify someone that you can call if you are upset or if something
happens.
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