School Presentations
- Dating / Marriage Relationships
(45 or 90 minutes)
Dating:
- Identifying your primary love language
- Qualities you look for in a mate.
- What is the purpose of dating?
- Introduce Books: I Kissed Dating Goodbye and Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris
- Eleven Reasons to Re-Evaluate Dating Relationships
- Eleven Questions to Ask About the Person You are Dating
- First Ten Steps to Developing a Committed Relationship
- Set Your Standards Now
- 101 Ways to Show Your Love
- Making an Informed Decision about Relationships
- Students share/act out perfect date
- Date Rape Acquaintance
Marriage:
- What are the needs of a man?
- What are the needs of a woman?
- Introduce Book: His Needs Her Needs – Building an Affair-Proof Marriage by Willard F. Harley Jr.
- Three stages of growth in a marriage
- Marriage is work. Takes both people giving 100%. Have no desire to meet the needs of your mate, have no business getting married.
Evaluation
Comments written by the girls:
"I learned that there are three different types of love - Eros, Philia, and Agape."
"I liked that we got to share the qualities of a man/woman each person would want to have."
"I didn't like how the boys were saying that women must do everything they say."
"I will think about who I date."
"I will be careful about dating and marriage."
"I recommend this discussion be explained to every teen in the world. Go inform them that marriage can be something special and to wait for that one person."
Comments written by the guys:
"I learned to treat women with respect."
"I learned not to just go for looks - go for character."
"I liked Sherry's enthusiasm."
"I will learn how to tell someone I love them if I really mean it."
"I will try to look for the right girl."
"I will think before I marry."
