a legal commitment between two people who choose to spend their lives together

a legal relationship between two people, like marriage, that gives them similar rights

Love, living together, marriage and civil partnership

RSHE (PSHE)

Healthy romantic relationships

This unit emphasises living harmoniously with others and understanding different types of long-term relationships. Pupils learn about healthy romantic relationships, marriage, civil partnerships and different ways people choose to live together, developing respect for relationship choices.

Healthy relationships: How can we live in harmony?

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Which word means a legal commitment between two people who choose to spend their lives together?

People can fall in love with any person of any ...

Anyone of any gender can get married or form a civil partnership in the UK.

Only opposite sex couples can get married in the UK.

Only same-sex couples can form a civil partnership in the UK.

Same-sex couples will need permission to have a religious ceremony marriage.

they might talk about their problems to try and resolve their issues

they might seek support from children to help fix their relationship

they might seek support from a trusted friend, family member or professional

they might decide to separate, divorce or end their civil partnership

If a couple are struggling to get on, which of the following might they decide to do to help improve their relationship?

You have to be aged {{}} to get married or enter into a civil partnership in the UK.

the connection between people who are in love or drawn to each other

a person who is in a long-term romantic relationship

A heathy romantic relationship should make {{}} people happy.

How should good partners behave towards each other?

Partners should spend all their time with each other.

Partners should spend time apart from each other.

Partners should respect each other's boundaries.

Partners should pressure each other into doing things they don't want to do.

make each other feel bad about themselves

get annoyed if their partner has different interests

How can a couple keep their relationship healthy?

if they can't make the relationship work anymore

if they both feel happy in the relationship

if they both want to be in the relationship

if their partner has made them feel unsafe or disrespected

Love, living together, marriage and civil partnership

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