Short messages on Relationships issues from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Argument and separation image by Tumisu
If you’re trying to get through to someone, take time to understand how they like to be spoken to so that you can talk with them effectively, in their language.
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Mirror by Allen Skyy
Have you noticed that the way you behave towards others, they often reflect that back at you like a mirror? If you change what you put out there, you change what you get back.
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Upset girl at computer image by Concord90
Doing bad behaviour to get attention often just brings the consequences for that behaviour. Try talking instead about what it is you actually want.
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Girls talking image by Pezibear
The best way to get someone’s attention is to ask for it. Ask directly and politely: “I would like your attention for something, are you free now?”
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Girls talking image by Pezibear
Instead of trying to be spiteful back to someone, break the cycle by behaving in a better way yourself. They may learn from this; they may not. Either way, it affects you less.
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Teenage girls gossipping image by Baruska
Doing a spiteful act back to someone to “see how they like it” rarely has the desired effect of stopping them doing it again; in fact, they’ll often try to be spiteful back to you just for doing it back to them.
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The Love by Wolfman- K
It is better to praise someone than ridicule them, in every circumstance. You both get a lot more from the praising.
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Argument and separation image by Tumisu
You can still apologise after an argument without conceding their point – for the things you said, the way you said them and how you behaved.
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Argument and separation image by Tumisu
It’s better to make up as quickly as you can after an argument. The longer you leave it, the harder it is for you both to say sorry.
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Police car image by exeterdaily0
Never feel pressured to steal something. When you are caught, the consequences include being arrested, a criminal record, and a reputation that others will remember.
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