Helping the 75 percent of Texans ages 16-24 who say they've experienced dating violence or know someone who has.
Letting EVERYONE know that it may be time to raise a red flag if one person in a relationship:
Has gotten the other to the point where they’re “not quite themselves” anymore
Makes the other person constantly question their actions or personality
Calls or text messages the other person excessively
Monitors the other person by screening their call logs, phone bills or e-mails
Is always showing up unannounced at the person’s home, work or hangouts
Tells the other what to do, what to wear or how to act
Embarrasses the other in public or private through insults or degrading comments
Acts jealous a lot and frequently accuses the other person of things (cheating, flirting, etc.)
Keeps the other person from doing the things they enjoy in life
Doesn’t ever want the other person to spend any free time with family and friends
Controls how the other spends money
Uses money as a tool to keep the other person from doing things – or to make them do things
Shows or hints at an explosive temper
Physically harms the other person, or threatens to
Forces the other person to do something sexual, even if it’s something the couple has done before
Threatens to harm themselves if the other person leaves the relationship
Do you think you or a friend might be in an abusive relationship? Do you want to talk with someone about teen dating violence? Live chat at loveisrespect.org or call the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline toll-free at 1-866.331.9474 or TTY 866.331.8453
Music
Mary J. Blige and Ludacris take a stand in "Runaway Love":
"Flavor of Love": Twenty women vie for the physical and emotional attention of entertainer, Flava Flav. They are treated as objects that Flav uses (psychologically and sexually)and then throws away. He also gives them play names which they must use in his presence, in the same manner as prostitutes.
Breaking Bonaduce: The title says it all.
Books
Helpful links:
knowtheredflags.com
loveisnotabuse.com
endabuse.com
stepupspeakout.com
taasa.org
Heroes
Some celebrities against dating violence:
Ashanti
Kevin Bacon
Eve
Faith Evans
Salma Hayek
Harrison Ford
Big & Rich
Martina McBride
Ludaris
Mary J. Blige
Control isn’t love. Sounds simple enough, but it’s hard to see your own relationship problems in such black-and-white terms. Between “I just called to say I love you” and “I just called to ask ‘where the #&!@ are you’?” lie many shades of gray.
Look closer and you may also see red – red flags, or warning signs, when things start getting uncomfortable and even scary. Put-downs. Excessive text and phone check-ins. Jealous threats. Constant challenges to who you are, what you wear and what you do.
Ignore the flags, and they’ll multiply – casting a larger and larger shadow over life. Can you recognize the red flags? Do you know when to raise them?
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Who I'd like to meet: People who want better relationships for themselves.
People who want better relationships for their friends.
People who are against violence in our world.
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First I want to thankyou for adding me. Next I want to tell people, please dont ignore the red flags and the lies he tells to make excuses for them. I did amd thats why Im in this mess ! Dont make the same mistakes !
hello. dropping by to say hello and show some support.
i wonder why it is that even once we learn what the red flags are that we then ignore them...sometimes it's so hard.
have a good week. take care...
