Teen Issues: Friendship, Dating & Sex

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1. When your friend makes you feel uncomfortable by her actions, like hugging, you should ask her what she’s feeling.

    a) True.

    b) False.

2. Explaining your feelings honestly, even when it produces a tearful or angry reaction, is worth doing because it clears up uncertainty between you.

    a) True.

    b) False.

3. In the second case, where the guy still wanted to retain the friendship after a brief fling, what did Tim recommend he should do?

    a) Forget about her.

    b) Write her a note and follow up with a phone call.

    c) Take her to some sports event.

4. In the third case, where the couple seemed to be getting serious but the guy preferred to keep the relationship at the friendship level, Tim recommended that it would best if he waited quite a while before talking to her.

    a) True.

    b) False.

5. We can’t really trust God to take good care of our relationships so we have to do our best to manage everything ourselves (refer to case 4).

    a) True.

    b) False.

6. Tim commended the boy in case 5 for taking a risk and telling his long-time friend that he really liked her, even though her response wasn’t completely straightforward.

    a) True.

    b) False.

7. We shouldn’t worry that an awkward stage in a friendship, brought on by intense and mixed up emotions, will automatically mean the end of the friendship, because emotions do fade eventually and we can move on.

    a) True.

    b) False.

8. The only promise worth having is one made freely and joyfully.

    a) True.

    b) False.

9. To the guy who wondered if he should hang on or give up on his hoped-for relationship, Tim recommended:

    a) That he should just give up and move on.

    b) That he should convince the girl that he has serious feelings for her.

    c) That he should focus on just being her friend right now while maintaining his other interests.

10. For any believer looking for love, Tim says the fundamental issue is trusting God whether or not things turn out the way we plan (see case #9).

    a) True.

    b) False.

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