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Friendships Chapter 6.2 Importance of Friendships • Friendship is a relationship based on mutual trust, acceptance, and common interests or values. • People look to their friends for honest reactions, encouragement during bad times, and understanding when they make mistakes. • Interacting with others helps you to build selfesteem and to learn about yourself. Types of Friendships • Casual friendships occur when people go to the same school, live in the same neighborhood, or have interests in common. • Close friendships are between people who share similar goals, values, or interests. • People look for 4 qualities in a close friend: – – – – Loyalty Honesty Empathy Reliability Friends of the Opposite Sex • Friends of the opposite sex are developed more easily now than before because of gender roles. • Gender roles are the behaviors and attitudes that are socially accepted as either masculine or feminine. • Having friends of the opposite sex allows that person to feel comfortable with members of the opposite sex and to develop fully as a person. Problems in Friendships • Some possible problems in friendships are: – Envy – Jealousy – Cruelty – Cliques Envy and Jealousy • Envy can occur when one person has something that the other person desires. • Jealousy can occur when a “best” friend wants to develop more close friendships and the first friend feels left out. Cruelty • Sometimes a friend may be cruel to you when you have done nothing wrong. This could be because they are having problems of their own. • If your friend is being cruel to you, use effective communication skills to talk to your friend about the situation. • Show your concern about the relationship and your desire to help the situation. Cliques • A clique is a narrow, exclusive, group of people with similar backgrounds or interests. • Cliques often discourage members from thinking and acting independently • Peer pressure- a need to conform to the expectations of friends. • This can be a positive or negative force. Responsible Relationships Chapter 6.3 Physical Attraction and Dating • Infatuation is when there are intense feelings of attraction toward another person. • By dating someone, you can learn a lot about his or her interests, personality, abilities, and values. Going Out as a Group • Dating often grows out of group activities. • A lot can be learned about a person when they are put into a group situation. • This also gives people a chance to learn more about you as well. Going Out as Couples • During group activities, you may discover that you enjoy being with a certain friend more-so than others. • If you are attracted to this person, it may lead to going out on a date either on your own or with other couples. Steady Dating • If after a few dates the couple decides not to date others and to see each other on a regular basis, they are considered to steady dating or “going steady.” • Steady dating can have drawbacks such as: – Limiting chances to meet other people you may like – Feeling pressured to make decisions about sexual intimacy before you are ready. Violence in Dating • Dating violence is a pattern of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse that occurs in a dating relationship. • One partner may use abuse to gain control of the other partner. The Cycle of Violence • Page 150 Figure 9- The Cycle of Violence – Tension-Building Stage – A Violent Episode – A Calm or “Honeymoon” Stage Warning Signs of Abuse • Your date is jealous when you talk to others or makes fun of you in front of others. • Your makes all of the decisions or controls what you do. • Your date has a history of bad relationships. • You feel isolated from friends and family. • You feel less confident, worry about doing or saying the right thing, and change how you feel to avoid confrontation. Date Rape • Date Rape is when rape occurs during a date. • More than half of young women who are raped know the person who raped them. • The rapist may use a “date rape drug.” • Rape does not occur to only women- it can happen to men too! Tips for Dating Safely • Page 151 Figure 10 – Go out as a group. – Let someone know where you are going. – Avoid alcohol or other drugs. – Have money to get home. – In an emergency, call 911. Ending the Abuse • Step 1- Admitting the abuse exists • Step 2- Realizing you are not to blame and that you cannot change the abusers behavior. • Step 3- You do not have to deal with it on your own. Find support from somewhere: – Friends, family, hotlines, counselors, teachers, doctors, or social workers.