Green Flag, Yellow Flag, Red Flag

Annabel is athletic and Kaya is a gamer. Recently, Annabel has been telling Kaya to wear certain shoes and is not allowing her time to play videogames after school.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)

Ming is constantly picking on Joey and teasing him about his looks. Recently Joey started changing his behaviour in order to avoid upsetting Ming.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)

Jenna repeatedly flirts with Karina in front of her friend group even though she is in a relationship with Evan.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)

Emilio stated that he “cannot live without” Kelly. When they have small arguments he has intense panic attacks.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)

Jesse grabbed and squeezed Kayla's hands (aggressively and it hurt her) when he saw her looking at Brandon in the hallway. He said it was a joke when she questioned him.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)

Latisha and Marion are feeling overwhelmed with schoolwork this semester. They had a challenging conversation about priorities and decided to take a break from dating.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)

Julie’s family invited her boyfriend to a bbq this weekend. Julie isn't ready to

introduce her boyfriend to them yet, so she told Marcos that she has a stomach flu.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)

Jung's family is struggling financially and has become frustrated with the responsibility of paying for dates. Melissa offered to pay for every other date and do low budget activities.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)

Monique recently dyed her hair pink and her partner is threatening to break up with her due to her new look.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)

After a heated argument, Christine took some time to calm down and wrote about her feelings in a journal. The next day she was able to understand Joe’s point of view.

• Green Flag (Healthy; sign to move forward with relationship)

• Yellow Flag (Problematic; but can be fixed with communication)

• Red Flag (Unhealthy; sign to stop, get some space, and reflect)