Dating violence is a violent or abusive act - it can be a single act or an on-going behaviour - committed by one of the partners (or even by both) in a dating relationship.
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Some forms of dating violence are: PHYSICAL ABUSE:
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SEXUAL ABUSE:
- Forcing the boyfriend/girlfriend to have sexual intercourse even when he/she does not want to.
- Fondling or touching or forcing sexual acts when the boyfriend/girlfriend does not want to.
- Forcing or pressurise the boyfriend/girlfriend to kiss when he/she does not want to or forcing him/her to kiss.
VERBAL ABUSE:
- Name calling and screaming / shouting.
- Intimidating and threatening.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE:
- Breaking or damaging objects or clothes belonging to the other.
- Controlling the way the other one dresses.
- Controlling what the other one does in his/her spare time or during the day.
- Calling or sending messages constantly to control and frighten the other.
- Manipulating and causing fear by threatening to break up.
SOCIAL ABUSE:
- Humiliating and shaming the other in public, in front of friends and relatives.
- Checking the other's mobile phone, email accounts or social networks without his/her consent.
- Forbidding the other to be with his/her friends or family.
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