It is a BIG Deal
Intimate Relationships and Healthy Boundaries
8 minutes
QUIZ
Test your knowledge!
1. Why might it be difficult for Nicole to help Ashley?
Ashley justifies Jake’s behavior. She said he was just having a bad day, but that doesn’t make what he did okay. Plus his behaviour at lunch is part of a bigger pattern of unhealthy behaviour. It can be really difficult to identify harmful behaviour when it’s happening to you in an intimate relationship. It’s easier for people outside the relationship to identify it.
2. Which of these options describes an unhealthy behaviour in Ashley and Jake’s relationship?
Jake is always texting Ashley to find out where she is, which is a type of controlling or unhealthy behaviour. This isn’t safe or respectful behaviour.
3. What should Nicole do?
Nicole should talk to a safe and supportive adult. Ashely needs help from caring people around her. Nicole can help by talking to a supportive, safe adult about how to help Ashley.
4. What might happen if Nicole doesn’t do or say anything?
Controlling relationships, like Jake and Ashley’s, can cause harm that can impact future well-being. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity.
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