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Winning Relationships

Game Plan – Student Winning Relationships

Step 1 of 5

Let’s look at how love and friendship go together to make a healthy dating relationship. Which of the character qualities that you listed for choosing a friend would you also look for in someone you date? From the list on the opposite page, select those qualities that you would look for in someone that you would want to date.
Choose one or more character traits that you would like to see in yourself.
- Respect
- Patience
- Kindness
- Responsibility
- Self-Control
- Trustworthiness
- Courage

Do you think it is important for a boyfriend or girlfriend to be a friend first?*
- Yes
- No
Why or why not ?*

What are some characteristics of love?*

Give an example of commitment.*

Game Plan – Student Winning Relationships

More Than A Feeling

Love is more than a feeling.³ The best way to define love is through our actions towards others. The effortless, exciting feeling of love changes over time.⁴ Genuine love is crucial to healthy relationships. Genuine love requires ongoing effort and compromise. It requires the abilities to communicate well and to manage conflict effectively.5 It consistently acts with kindness and respect.6 It is “something you do for someone else, not something you do for yourself.” ⁷ Putting the other person first demonstrates this kind of love and is a necessary part of a healthy relationship.8 Let’s look at love and how we can practice for the ultimate commitment.

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