Warning Signs of Dating Violence
- Excessive
or unfounded
jealousy
- Criticism
of dress, behavior, or actions
- Scare
tactics such as driving too fast or other reckless
behavior
- Easily
angered
- Criticism
of friends or family and expectations to stop seeing them
- Unwillingness
to talk about feelings
- Coming
from a violent or alcoholic
home
- Anger
or violence is obvious when using alcohol
and/or drugs
-
Hold traditional ideas of what men and women should be and do –
that men make the decisions and women please men - Fear
of violent acts (hitting,
punching, slapping) or threats of suicide
if you leave
- Pressuring you to participate in any form of sex
- Forcing
you to watch pornographic movies
- Making
others responsible for their behavior
“You’re making me really mad!”
- Obsessive about who you're with, where you're when not with you.
- Person has been observed, hitting, throwing or breaking things when angry