4 Basic Types of Relationships

• 4 Basic types of relationships that teenagers are in.

  Parents and family, friendship and peers, romantic relationships, casual relationships
• They are an integral part of one's life.

  Parents and family
• One is likely to emulate and imbibe the behaviors and attitudes of one's parents towards conflicts, finances, intimacy, and commitment.

  Parents and family
• They can be one's stronghold and support, providing a sense of belonging, value, and security.

  Friendships and peers
• They can be one's source of information related to physical and emotional changes.

  Friendship and peers
• Characterized by his/her growing interest and desire for independence, space, and privacy.

  Romantic relationships
• A pleasurable feeling based on attraction to another person. 


  Romance
• One starts to show independence and spends more time with friends than family at this age.

  9 to 11 years old
• One spends more time in mixed-gender groups which can end up in romantic relationships at this age.

  10 to 14 years old
• One's romantic relationship can become central to social life. Friendship may become deeper and more stable at this age.

  15 to 19 years old
• A type of relationship without a real and defined sense of seriousness and commitment. Depth and intensity are not part of this relationship.

  Casual relationships