Relationships

Where do your ideals for sexual or romantic relationships come from?

And how much do they influence the reality of your relationships? Do you face challenges or disappointments in trying to make the real the ideal? Find out what other Scarleteen users have to say!

Real/Ideal

I like someone. What do I do?

How do you approach someone you like? Find out how Scarleteen users have tackled this problem.

Approaching someone

Does absence make the heart grow fonder?

Find out how Scarleteen users handle long-distance relationships.

Long Distance Relationships

So what about Internet relationships, anyways?

Want to find out about people's experiences with Internet relationships? See the varied experiences that some Scarleteen users have had?

Internet Relationships

How do you choose a partner?

Read some answers to these questions: "How do you choose your romantic or sexual partners? How much of an active choice does it feel like for you? When you do, do you feel like both of you are choosing, or that only one of you is?"

How do you choose a partner?

Got questions about relationships?

Read some answers to common questions about relationships that Scarleteen users have asked.

Relationships FAQ

Kids Health

A resource that promotes positive parenting, coping with communication, mental health issues, pregnancy and parenting, and dealing with teens.

Not a Faceless Disease

I started to grasp that AIDS hit very diverse people from lots of different backgrounds, but AIDS had no face for me. No real face, I mean. Only a face hidden in a shadow, or behind glasses, with a wig or a base cap and a weird, computerized voice, without a name. But it did get a name for me. And a face.

Potholes & Dead Ends: Relationship Roadblocks to Look Out For

The biggest part of the battle with relationship problems isn’t fixing them so much as it is recognizing that there ARE problems, what they are and being willing to address them and work a little to seek out healthier patterns of behavior.

Getting Real: Relationships on the Net

This is not another article about how everyone you meet on the net is an axe murderer. The Internet can be a great way to communicate - that’s why this website is here, after all. Many people successfully find friends, girlfriends or boyfriends over the ‘net , and some of my closest friends are people I first met online.