Activity 9.

1 Teenage Relationships

Check the column AGREE if you can relate to and connect with the specific descriptions under each of the
major categories and DISAGREE if you cannot relate.

Agree Disagree
A. Parents and Family
1. They are integral part of my daily life.
2. I can always communicate with them.
3. I feel close to my parents.
4. I feel close to my siblings
5. I feel close to my extended family members.
6. I see my parents as good model of values.
7. I learn how to resolve conflicts from my parents.
8. I feel positive about committing myself in any relationship.
9. I can easily open up to my parents.

B. Friendship and Peers

1. I still have childhood friends.
2. I have friends now.
3. I feel valued by my friends.
4. I feel security and comfort from my friends.
5. My friends have become a good source of information related to
physical and emotional changes during stages of development.
6. I try and experiment on varied roles, values, identities, and ideas with
my friends.
7. I gain experiences on how to get along with others, particularly the
opposite gender, through my friends.
8. I am able to establish healthy friendships.
9. Friends help me learn varied social and emotional skills.
10. I learn how to be responsive to the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of
others.

C. Romantic Relationship
1. It is part of my major developmental milestone.
2. I am particularly conscious of the ongoing changes that I experience
which involve the physical, social, and emotional aspects of my
person.
3. I feel more interested in how I look at myself.
4. I desire for more independence from my parents.
5. I desire for more space and privacy.
 Agree Disagree
6. The comfort and love communicated to me will create an impact on
my ways of relating later.
7. I find it interesting to discuss topics related to relationships.
8. Few adolescent relationships could last longer than a few weeks or
months.

D. Casual Relationship
1. There is no commitment in a casual relationship.
2. There is no seriousness and depth in such kind of relationship.
3. I like to be in this kind of relationship.
4. It is fine to explore this kind of relationship from time to time.
5. There is no risk involved in this kind of relationship.
6. I can still build a heathy relationship after a series of casual ones.

Answer the following questions on your journal.

1. Among the categories of relationships, which had the most statements you agreed with? Which category
had the most statements you disagreed with? What do your responses tell you about yourself and how you
relate to others?
2. What significant insight or learning can you derive from the activity? How will you apply this as an
adolescent?

Note: Form groups of three to five members and share your answers to these questions. Your teacher may
have additional instructions for you.
 Activity 9.2 Adolescents’ Expression, Love, and Commitment

Write in column 2 your descriptions of how adolescents like you express or manifest the concepts in column
1. You may include both acceptable and unacceptable ways of expressing as perceived by you.

1. Attraction

2. Love

3. Commitment

Answer the following questions on your journal.

1. How do you feel about expressing attraction, love, and commitment? What specific expressions are
common among members of your group? What do you think is the implication of these expressions on
you as adolescents?
2. How could you strengthen the acceptable expressions? How could you correct the unacceptable
expressions done by adolescents?
3. What significant insight or learning can you derive from the activity? How will you apply this in your
life?
Note: Form groups of three to five members and share your answers to these questions. Your teacher
may have additional instructions for you.