103 Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers your hobbies, interests and your hometown as it could reveal your identity. Some people include a photograph, but many do not share a photo until they find someone they want to meet. Consider taking a computer course to learn more about the “do’s” and “don’ts” of using the Internet. To find a course near you, contact your local Access Centre or Adult Learning Network. For more information, call 1-877-444-0510. Being in a Healthy Relationship Healthy relationships are built on love, respect, caring and happiness. The signs of a healthy and loving relationship include: • Being valued and respected for who you are • Being treated as an equal • Being able to talk about your feelings without fear of your partner making fun of you or putting you down • Feeling free to express disappointment and concerns • Being mutually supportive of one another • Taking responsibility for your own actions • Not blaming the other person when things go wrong • Feeling good about yourself and your relationship. Keeping Abuse Out of Your New Relationship You should feel happy and secure when you are in a dating relationship. If the person you are seeing is controlling, pushy or critical of you, it may make you feel uncomfortable, nervous and unhappy. If you feel like this, then you may be getting into an abusive relationship. When you are starting a new relationship, it is important to recognize the signs of an unhealthy and hurtful situation. ABUSE PREVENTION QUIZ Does Your Dating Partner... Get jealous when you are around other people? Make fun of you in front of friends and family? Destroy or threaten to destroy your things? Make you choose between staying in the relationship and spending time with your family/friends? Put you down, call you names, say you are stupid? Threaten to commit suicide if you end the relationship? Get mad at you, throw things, damage your property or hurt your pet? Blame you for everything that goes wrong? Slap you or push you around? Try to force you to have unwanted sex? Try to take control of your money? Yes No
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