Learning Goals:

• Learn how to love others without changing who you are.
• Recognize warning signs of unhealthy love.
• Practice setting respectful boundaries in all kinds of relationships.

🧠 Healthy Love vs Unhealthy Love

Healthy Love:

• Encourages you to grow
• Lets you say no without guilt
• Listens to your voice
• Makes space for both people to be themselves

Unhealthy Love:

• Guilt-trips or manipulates you
• Makes you feel small or scared
• Doesn’t respect your time, feelings, or boundaries
• Makes you give up parts of yourself to keep the peace

🚩 Real-Life Example:

Your crush keeps demanding to know where you are and gets mad if you don’t reply instantly. They say it’s “because I love you.”

🚫 But love doesn’t mean control.
What to do: Talk to a trusted adult, practice assertive phrases, and step back to protect your emotional space.

🧱 How to Love With Boundaries

Loving someone doesn’t mean:

• You have to always agree
• You’re available 24/7
• You stop caring for yourself

Instead, try:

• “I care about you, but I also need alone time.”
• “I want to hear you, but not when you yell.”
• “Let’s talk later when we’re both calm.”