Health Q2

• Dating is a social activity that involves two or more people generally assessing each other’s suitability for a potential relationship.
• Dating Can be also enjoyed as part of an already active relationship. It comes from the arrangement of a time and date of meeting. It is not always safe.
• Dating and courting are important in order to have a realistic idea of the kind of person you are planning to be as your future partner. You must think of the reasons why you would like to date someone and your expectations in a certain relationship with the person.
• Dating and courting before marriage are necessary. It benefits an individual to make the decision whether they want to live with the other person for the rest of their life or not. Dating before marriage is referred to as courtship, because the relationship has passed the stage of just getting to know each other, but it is tailoring towards marriage.
• When planning to get married, there are a variety of reasons why dating and courting are necessary steps to better understand each other’s differences and personality.
• Dating someone, is, however, a lot more specific and means romantic time spent together with another person. It means that you are seeing someone with a specific purpose, have time for yourselves only, and with the hope of culminating it into a more defined relationship, if both persons feel the same way.
• Types of Dating: Standard Dating, Double Date, Group date.
• Standard dating Involves two people going out.
• double date includes Two couples go on a date at the same time and place.
• Group date includes Three or more couples having a date.
• Importance of Dating

  • It forms affection and respect
  • It strengthens the relationship
  • It gives quality time to each other
  • It leads one to observe the other person’s character.
  • It provides an opportunity for one to know his/her strengths and weaknesses in dealing with the opposite sex.
• Risks in dating may include date rape, use of illegal drugs, early and unwanted pregnancy. There are also some cases where individuals fall prey to thieves, robbers, kidnappers, or other types of criminals.
• dating even the people you think may be risky if they are just pretending to be trustworthy but have bad intentions.
• Courtship is the time when a couple gets to know each other and decides if there will be an engagement.
• Courtship is the moment to test the compatibility between the two persons and an opportunity to know the background of each other, including the family where each one belongs.
• Why courtship is important

  • Courting gives time to understand one another.
  • It reveals one’s interests, likes and dislikes, limitations and aspirations in life.
  • It allows couples to know if they are ready to be committed. 
  • It develops security
  • It develops understanding and acceptance
• Engagement is a period of agreement entered between two people in love for them to be able to know each other and their families well enough to be sure that they are ready and are suited for life-long companionship.
• Engagement provides an opportunity to develop interpersonal skills useful before and even within marriage
• Marriage Is a cherished institution under which man and woman believe in one faith and children are conceived, raised, and nourished to become useful and productive citizens of the country and the world.
• Marriage is essential to the continuity of humans.
• Marriage is the most enjoyable human relationship.
• Marriage is the most significant event that may happen to one’s life. It takes only two people, a man and a woman, to unite and make a successful relationship.
• Filipinos view marriage as a sacrament and a lifelong commitment.
• Factors necessary to consider in choosing a lifetime partner to work out for a successful married life:

  1. Mental and Emotional Maturity
  2. Fidelity
  3. Commitment
  4. Love
  5. Economic Readiness
  6. Physical Maturity
  7. Character
• The executive order no. 209 is the family code of the Philippines, Implemented on July 6 1987, states that Marriage is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman
• Marriage could also be a contract under seal of permanent union between a person and woman who entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life.
• The Family Code of the Philippines sets eighteen (18) as the age of maturity of the Filipinos. However, for marriages between the ages of 18 to 21, the written consent of the parent is required. Without the written consent, the marriage is voidable.
• A person who is between the ages 21-25 is obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice and has got to make a sworn statement that advice was sought and given. If there’s no parental advice or if the advice is unfavorable, the wedding license is issued only after three months after the publication of the appliance for the license.
• • The marriage of people who are below 18 years of age is void (not lawful, not legal), and thus, no true marriage happened.
• Signs of a healthy relationship

  • should bring more happiness than stress into your life
  •  Every relationship experiences stress sometimes, but you’d wish to stop prolonged mental stress on either member of the connection.
• What makes a healthy relationship

  • A healthy relationship is when two people develop a connection based on:
  • Mutual respect
  • Trust
  • Honesty
  • Support
  • Fairness/Equality
  • Separate identities
  • Good communication
  • A sense of playfulness/fondness
• While in a healthy relationship you:

  • Take care of yourself and have good self-esteem independent of your relationship.
  • Maintain and respect each other’s individuality.
  • Maintain relationships with friends and family.
  • Can express yourselves to one another without fear of consequences.
  • Can feel secure and comfortable.
  • Take interest in one another’s activities.
  • Trust each other and be honest with each other.
  • Have the option of privacy.
  • Have respect for sexual boundaries.
  • Accept influence.
  • Resolve conflict fairly
• Ingredients of a Successful Marriage:

  • Cooperation
  • Growth
  • Involvement
  • Loyalty
  • Love
  • Understanding/Respect
  • Care
  • Communication
  • Shared Philosophy
  • Sharing and Giving
• Successful marriages are not perfect. It is not easy. They require commitment and perseverance. They require not just love but more than it between the couples.
• Pregnancy is a condition or period of being pregnant.
• Pregnancy is the time when a mother carries an embryo that develops inside the womb.
• Pregnancy lasts for about 40 weeks.
• Pregnancy is divided into three phases, called trimesters.
• Three Phases of Pregnancy: First trimester, Second Trimester, Third trimester.
• First trimester is the most fragile period, during which all major organs and systems in your baby's body are formed. Most birth defects and miscarriages occur during the first trimester.