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A Dater's Bill of Rights

• I have the right to refuse a date without feeling guilty.
• I can ask for a date without feeling rejected or inadequate if the answer is no.
• I may choose not to act seductively.
• If I don't want physical closeness, I have the right to say no.
• I have the right to be myself without changing to suit others.
• I have the right to change a relationship when my feelings change. I can say "We used to be close, but now I want something else."
• If I am told a relationship is changing, I have the right not to blame or change myself to keep it going.
• I have the right to an equal relationship.
• I have the right not to dominate or to be dominated.
• I have the right to act one way with one person and a different way with someone else.
• I have the right to change my goals whenever I want to.
• I have the right to stop physical intimacy whenever I feel ready to stop.
• I have the right to want physical affection without choosing intercourse.