Relationship Rights and Responsibilities

I know many people are familiar with the People First of California Rights and Responsibilities. But did you know you have relationship rights and responsibilities as well?

In a Romantic Relationship, I Have the Right to…

• Say NO when

  my partner wants to do sexual things.

• Learn about birth control and use it to prevent a baby.
• Have my privacy and boundaries respected at all times.
• Be treated with respect- my thoughts and opinions matter.
• Be treated like an adult- it is MY choice who I am in a relationship with.
• Be free from abuse or neglect of any kind.

It is My Responsibility in a Romantic Relationship to…

• Be open and honest about my feelings and thoughts.
• Listen to my partner’s feelings and thoughts.
• Do things in a way that won’t hurt me or the people around me.
• Treat myself and my partner with respect.
• Respect others privacy and boundaries at all times.
• ONLY have sex because I feel good about it, and not because I feel like I have to.
• Follow the Four P’s: Privacy, Protection, Permission and Person 18 or older.
• Know how to use a condom.
• Know how a woman can get pregnant.
• Know what birth control we will use if it”s needed.