ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP

• Romantic Relationship

  • Major development milestone
  • Come with all other changes during adolescence
  • Linked to child's growing interest in body image and looks
  • Bring lots of emotional ups and downs among teenagers
• There isn't 'right age' to start relationships
• Age 9-11


  Child start to show independence in friends
• Age 10-14


  Spend more time in mixed gender groups
• Age 15-19


  Romantic relationship can become central to social life
• First Crushes


  • Someone you admire and wants to be like
  • Before you start having relationships, you might have one or more crushes
• Romantic Crush


  • Beginning of romantic feelings
  • Imagining another person as perfect or ideal
  • Tend not to last very long, ideas of perfection often breakdown
  • Take crushes seriously and not make fun of them
• Sex and Teenage Relationship

  • Intimacy in relationship same sex attraction and early sexual experimention
  • Enters bisexual attraction
  • Experience dealing breakups in teenage relationship
• 7 Ways to Become Better in Relationships

  • Get More Sleep
  • Take Action
  • Express Your Gratitude
  • Avoid Hunger
  • Focus on Humility
  • Spend Quality Time Together
  • Be Kind to Yourself
• Positivity in Relationships


  • Express happiness and pleasure
• Understanding in Relationships


  • Listen, forgive, apologize, etc.
• Giving Assurance in Relationships

  • Talk about the future
• Self Disclosing in Relationships


  • Share your feelings
• Openness in Relationships


  • Share what you need or want
• Sharing Tasks in Relationships

  • Equitably share responsibilities
• Involving Networks in Relationships

  • Spend time with your partner's friend and family
• Ways to Become Responsible in Relationships

  • Be responsible for what you think and say to other person
  • Be responsible for what you promise to do or not to do
  • Ensure the relationship is mutually beneficial
  • Respect the other party or parties involve
  • Be ready to provide support when needed
• a romantic relationship involves physical intimacy such as kissing, hugging, holding hands, cuddling, and sexual activity.
• the romantic relationship can be defined as the emotional connection that develops when two individuals share feelings of love, affection, attraction, or desire towards each other
• Love is an intense feeling of deep attachment or affection towards another person.
• romantic relationship is an intimate bond between two people who are romantically attracted to one another.
• Romantic relationships are characterized by love, affection, intimacy, commitment, trust, respect, communication, and support.
• Quality Time is a love language focused on giving undivided attention and spending meaningful time together.
• Acts of Service is a love language where actions speak louder than words, showing love through helpful gestures.