Are You Cool?

Having a partner (boyfriend/girlfriend) can be an exciting and important time in your life. If your relationship with your partner is a HEALTHY one, you and your partner will feel good about yourselves and value each other. However, sometimes relationships can be HURTFUL and have a negative effect on your feelings of self worth and self-confidence. This can happen if your partner is abusive towards you. If this is the case, you are in an UNHEALTHY relationship.

Remember being on your own is also a healthy way to be. Having a partner is not a necessary part of life. Discovering life for yourself can be exciting and rewarding.

Relationship Quiz: How Cool Are You?

In a relationship, have you ever experienced:

1. Physical violence? yes    no
2. Threats that your partner will leave if you don't do what he/she asks? yes    no
3. Being kept away from family and friends? yes    no
4. Not being allowed to look at or speak to other males/females? yes    no
5. Having to justify your whereabouts? yes    no
6. Your partner using guilt trips to get his/her own way? yes    no
7. Not being able to go out without your partner yes    no
8. Any put-downs about your physical appearance? yes    no
9. Your partner never being satisfied with you? yes    no
10. Fear or intimidation by your partner? yes    no
11. Being treated badly or humiliated in front of your friends or family? yes    no