In any of our relationships we have RIGHTS, that is, behaviours and attitudes that we can expect from the people we have relationships with (friends, boyfriends / girlfriends).
Some of those rights are:
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To be respected, regardless of our gender, age, sexual orientation, nationality and cultural origins.
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To be able to give our opinion.
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To set our boundaries.
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Not to be subjected to psychological, emotional, physical or sexual aggressions.
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To say no.
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To decide and choose freely, without pressures.
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To have other friends.
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To spend time with the people we like.
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To have friends of the opposite sex.
But there are also DUTIES, that is, behaviours and attitudes expected from us in our relationships with others.
Some of those duties are:
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To respect others, regardless of their gender, age, sexual orientation, nationality and cultural origins.
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To accept the other's opinion, even if it is different from ours.
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To respect the other's boundaries.
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To listen.
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To allow our friends to make their choices and take their decisions freely and without pressures.
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To encourage our friends to have other friendships.
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To give space to our friends to spend time with the people they like.
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To accept that our friends can have friends of the opposite sex.
