Here are some key points that were expressed in the acting: - Nervousness and shyness in expressing feelings - Using kind words to convey care, respect and commitment - Asking permission and respecting the other's feelings - Importance of communication and listening The activity allowed students to practice relationship skills like expressing emotions, communicating intentions clearly, and considering the other person's perspective. It's a fun way to have an important discussion.

2. State whether these
statements are
TRUE or FALSE

3. 1. It is important to work on
communicating our feelings
in relationships.
TRUE

4. 2. To love someone, we must
love our self first.
TRUE

5. 3. Trying to understand where
other people are coming
from rather than judging
them helps us build and
maintain relationships.
TRUE

6. 4. Having good relationship
does not contribute anything
to us having good health.
FALSE

7. 5. In our relationships, it is vital
that we practice forgiveness
when a loved one has hurt
us.
TRUE

8. 6. Our loved ones cannot help
us when we deal with stress.
FALSE

9. 7. Expressing gratitude to our
friends and family helps us
maintain good relationships.
TRUE

10. 8. We are happy in our
relationships when our loved
ones stay connected by
spending time with us and
letting us know that they love
us.
TRUE

11. 9. Excessive reliance on social
media can be a cause of
tension in relationships.
TRUE

12. 10.Relationships are static; they
are unchangeable.
FALSE

13. 11. Being compassionate,
forgiving and grateful
contribute to healthy
relationships.
TRUE

14. 12. Significant differences in
core values and beliefs never
create a problem in
relationships.
FALSE

15. 13. Using positive methods to
resolve conflict will more
likely help us maintain good
relationships.
TRUE

16. 14. To fully enjoy and benefit
from relationships we need
skills, information,
inspiration, practice and
social support.
TRUE

18. • refer to close connections
between people, formed by
emotional bonds and
interactions. Relationships
are not static; they are
continually evolving, and to
fully enjoy and benefit from
them, we need skills,
information, inspiration,
practice and social support.

20. 1. FAMILY
• The Bureau of the
Census defines family
as “two or more
persons who are
related by birth,
marriage, or adoption
and who live together
as one household.”

21. 3. Regular
Interactions
1.Support
2. Mutual
trust
4. Shared
beliefs and
values
5. Security
6. A sense of
community

22. 2. FRIENDS
• A friendship can be
thought of as a close tie
between two people that
is often built upon
mutual experiences,
shared interests,
proximity, and emotional
bonding.
• Researchers find that
the average person has
about six close ties –
though some have more,
and may have only one
or none.

23. 3. PARTNERSHIPS
• Romantic partnerships,
including marriage, are
close relationships
formed between two
people that are built
upon affection, trust,
intimacy and romantic
love.
• We usually experience
this kind of relationship
with only one person at
a time.

25. • Healthy relationships are a vital
component of health and well-being.
• There is compelling evidence that strong
relationships contribute to a long, healthy,
and happy life.
• The health risks from being alone or
isolated in one’s life are comparable to the
risks associated with cigarette smoking,
blood pressure, and obesity.

33. • Social alienation is an inevitable result of
contemporary society’s preoccupation with
materialism and frantic “busy-ness”.
• Their decades of research support the
idea that a lack of relationships can cause
multiple problems with physical, emotional
and spiritual health.
• The research is clear and devastating:
isolation is fatal.

44. 1. Think about what it means to be in a loving
romantic relationship.
2. Describe what it would mean if you said, “I
Love You” in a romantic relationship.
3. You will have 5 minutes to write 3 to 5
sentences about it.
4. Fold the paper once when you are done and
hand it in.
5. One girl and one boy will take turns reading
the definitions in class and you will attempt to
guess whether a boy or girl wrote the
definition.

45. • To make this more engaging for students,
we turn it into a competition and the
students have to keep score as to how
many they guess correctly. The winner at
the end of the class is crowned “Dr. Love”
(you can make this as dramatic as you
want).
• As the students read the definitions, as the
teacher, I start to write down buzz words
and common themes I hear on the board
(trust, respect, emotional, commitment,
loyalty, etc.).

46. • Some Reflection Questions:
• What made you think the writer was a boy
or girl?
• Do you think we (males and females) are
more alike than different in our views of
what love means?
• What common themes did you hear
mentioned when someone says “I Love
You?”
• What effect might differing views of love

47. 1. Express your ways of showing attraction,
love, and commitment to become
responsible in a relationship through
acting out the scenes that you will get.
2. Think of situations or scenarios
happening in a romantic relationship.
3. One boy and one girl will be called to act
out the situation on the spot.

48. SCENE 1
• Setting: Park
• Situation: You are going to confess your
feelings for your bestfriend that you have
been holding for a long time. You wanted
to court her and ask her to be your
girlfriend. How are you going to show it?