The Dating Bill of Rights

I have the right to trust myself above all others.
I have the right to decent treatment by anyone I date.
I have the right to refuse to date anyone.
I have the right to be safe on a date.
I have the right to stop blaming myself for dating abuse.
I have the right to be assertive on a date.
I have the right to pay my own way on a date.
I have the right to mutually consenting and pleasurable sex.
I have the right refuse to have sex.
I have the right to be respected as a person.
I have the right to disagree with my date.
I have the right to say No.
I have the right to get angry and express my anger appropriately.
I have the right to fulfill myself with or without a partner in my life.
I have the right to know who I am.
I have the right to know who I am dating.
I have the right to determine the criteria concerning who I will date.
I have the right to use my own transportation on a date.
I have the right to leave any dating situation my instincts tell me to.
I have the right to prosecute for battery and sexual assaults.
I have the right to emotional support and understanding from others.
I have the right to a healthy dating relationship.
I have the right to control my own destiny.
I have the right to be selfish and get the good things I want from a relationship.
I have the right to be loved.
I have the right to be cared about.
I have the right to intimacy.
I have the right to high self-esteem.
I have the right to trust myself above all others.

From: Warning! Dating may be hazardous to your health!
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