This document provides guidance for youth on healthy and equal relationships in three parts:
1) It discusses the importance of using "love" rather than "like" to describe healthy relationships based on mutual respect.
2) It outlines characteristics of true love in relationships, including showing affection without demanding reciprocity, empathy, and valuing the other person in a calm, mature way.
3) It explains that when we "like" someone, we are expecting something from them and wanting them to conform to our expectations, which can be selfish, while love is less possessive.
The document encourages youth to develop independence and self-acceptance in order to have relationships based on love rather than need or control of