Healthy Relationships Scenarios

While at the mall, you run into a group of friends from school and post a picture on social media. After seeing your post, your partner becomes very upset. The next time that you are together, your partner accuses you of cheating with someone from the picture on your social media post and tells you to choose between them and your friends, by saying: “If we are going to remain in a relationship, you can no longer hang-out with your friends." Which is the best response?

• I don't even like you anymore that's why I did that. And yes, guess what, I didn't want to go to the mall with you.

• It is not healthy for you to treat me like this because I have done nothing wrong. I think you need time to relieve your stress.

• My friends are better than you anyways!

• Ok, ill never do it again.

You are at the movies with your friend, Taylor. The entire time you are at the movies, your friend receives repeated text messages from her partner, Jesse. Later that night, you see that Jesse posted an insulting comment and photo about your friend on Instagram while you two were at the movies

• Ask him nicely to take down the photo or you will have to talk with your parents.

• Post a picture of Jesse with an even worse comment

• Post on the internet that you and Taylor are now dating. Just to make Jesse mad.

• Just mind your own business. She will figure it out.

Anna, is best friends with Domonique. They do everything together and always eat lunch at school together. When certain people come eat with them, Anna will either be normal or make fun of Domonique in order to impress the other kids. What should Domonique do?

• Threaten to hurt Anna if she says one more word about her. Talk to her 1 on 1 and if she doesn't listen to your demands than a fight must break out.

• Start making fun of everyone at the table

• Just pretend like you didn't hear it

• Talk to Anna about her actions 1 on 1. Tell her how it makes you feel and if she doesnt take it seriously maybe you two should spent some time apart.

Jason's partner Jordan is always checking his phone to see if he has been texting other people. He will even steal it out of his backpack. Is this relationship healthy?

• Yes, he deserves it.

• No, you need trust in a relationship.

• Yes, he might be doing it so they have the right to check.

• No, unless he is going through Jordan's phone too.

Brian and Kyle are on the baseball team. Brian has not gotten a hit in the last four games. Before the game, he tells Kyle that he doesn’t want to play tonight because he doesn’t think he will get a hit. Kyle slaps him on the back and says, “Hey man, we all have a few off games. Don’t get down on yourself.” Is this a healthy response from a friend?

• No, he should keep it real

• Yes, even though he is being to nice

• Yes, he is being a supportive friend showing that he cares

• No, because he should have acted like he has no idea that Kyle has been playing bad.

My girlfriend is always making me do everything she wants. She wont even come watch my football games or come over to have dinner with my family. Is this relationship healthy?

• Yes, they probably have a contract stating what they can and cant do.

• Yes, that is totally normal to me. Who cares about sports!

• No, relationships need to have open communication and it needs to be fair.

• No, because its wrong of me to expect my girlfriend to want to eat dinner with my aunt and uncle.

My new boyfriend is really making me uncomfortable. He calls me 15 times a day and wants to spend every minute together. What is the best way to handle this situation?

• Set boundaries and be honest with your feelings of discomfort.

• Don't be a bad girlfriend and hang out with your boyfriend every day.

• Just block his number and never talk to him again.

• Show all your friends and post about it on facebook.