How would you handle a situation in which you were forbidden by your family to associate with a young man or woman whom you really wanted to see? Do you believe it’s possible for two young people to fall in love when they don’t really know very much about each other?
Author: D. Sader
Advice Adults Tend To Give Teenagers
What advice would you give to a friend who you felt was making a hasty or unwise decision? What is your experience of the kind of advice adults tend to give teenagers about falling in love?
Devotion
In your opinion, is it possible for one person to devote himself or herself totally to another person?
Love is Blind
What does the expression “love is blind,” mean to you?
Fight, Fight, Fight
Respond to the following:
- What are some things that could cause a fight between two people your age?
- Describe a person you know who is always looking for a fight. What are his/her characteristics?
- Describe a person you know who never wants to fight under any circumstances. What are his/her characteristics?
- What conversation might occur between a person seeking a fight and a person wishing to avoid a fight? What argument finally decides whether they do or do not fight?
- How do you feel about fighting as a way of settling differences?
And Now for Something Completely Different
When someone is talking to you about a subject that is very important to you and he or she suddenly begins discussing something that is seemingly unrelated, how do you react?
How helpful have people been?
In your opinion, how much of what you learn in school really prepares you for situations that you encounter in real life? How helpful have people been who have given you advice about the way you should handle a difficult problem? Relate an incident to prove your point.
Decisions About Your Future
Who do you think should make decisions about your future? Do you think that women and men have the same opportunities to determine their own futures?
Communicating with a Teenager
All of us have had arguments with our parents that we couldn’t win. How have you reacted when this happened to you? Occasionally, parents become upset and annoyed when they feel they are not communicating with a teenager. What kinds of things do parents say under these circumstances?
Desperate Measures
Describe a situation in which you have taken desperate measures to avoid doing something you really didn’t want to do.