The Teen's Dating Bill of RightsRemember always that you have these rights and that you deserve them. Believe in yourself and settle for nothing less.
1. I have the right to trust myself above all others.
2. I have the right to decent treatment by anyone I date.
3. I have the right to refuse to date anyone.
4. I have the right to be safe on a date.
5. I have the right to be assertive on a date.
6. I have the right to pay my own way on a date.
7. I have the right to disagree with my date.
8. I have the right to refuse sex or any other kind of physical intimacy with my date.
9. I have the right to say "no".
10. I have the right to be happy with myself, with or without a partner in my life.
11. I have the right to know who I am.
12. I have the right to know who I'm dating.
13. I have the right to use my own transportation on a date.
14. I have the right to leave any dating situation when my instincts tell me to leave.
15. I have the right to protect myself against battery and sexual assault.
16. I have the right to a healthy dating relationship.
17. I have the right to be loved.
18. I have the right to be cared about.
19. I have the right to high self esteem.
20. I have the right to get angry when my rights are being violated.
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