Dating Rights
I have the right to:
· Be treated with respect
· My own body, thoughts, opinions, and property
· Have my needs be as important as my partner’s
· Not take responsibility for my partner’s behavior
· Keep my friends and to spend time with them
· Grow as an individual
· Change my mind
· Determine how much time I want to spend with my partner
· Pay my own way
· Assert myself
· Not be physically, emotionally, or sexually abused
· Refuse a date without feeling guilty
· Ask for a date without being crushed if the answer is no
· Say no to physical closeness
· Say “I want to know you better before I become involved”
· End the relationship for any reason at any time
· A completely equal relationship
· Change my goals whenever I want
· Defy gender based stereotypes as to how I should behave