Dating - SECCA National Sexuality and Your Rights

Dating is spending time with someone you might feel attracted to.

Dates are when people arrange to do things together to get to know each other.

Both people need to know that it is a date.

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Some things you could do on a date are:

coffee
movies
walk together
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If you invite someone on a date they are allowed to say yes or no. If you are invited on a date you are allowed to say yes or no.

Going on a date with someone does not mean you have to have with that person.

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Going on a date with someone does not mean
that you are in a relationship
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If you are under 18 years of age you cannot date anyone who helps to care for you or who is in a position of authority to you. This includes a support worker, counsellor, doctor, teacher, or your boss at work.

This is because relationships need to have equal power.

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People who are attracted to each other and want to spend
more time together can become a couple.

You can choose whether to call each other boyfriend, girlfriend, partner or something else.

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Page last updated: November 11, 2024

If you are under 18 years of age you cannot date anyone who helps to care for you or who is in a position of authority to you. This includes a support worker, counsellor, doctor, teacher, or your boss at work.

This is because relationships need to have equal power.