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Teen Dating Violence

Throughout this book, the word partner is used to refer to any person you’re currently dating, thinking about dating, or have dated in the past. The gender of that person doesn’t matter, nor does the level of seriousness of your relationship. Here, “partner” might mean someone you’re only seeing casually, or even someone you just met! The term was chosen to avoid having to say “boyfriend” or “girlfriend” or “ex” over and over. “Partner” doesn’t require that you have to consider the person to be a “life partner” in the committed way that people in long-term relationships do. That’s okay, the advice here still applies!

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