•  Grabs, pushes, shoves, or hits you

• Uses guns or other weapons

• Shows hypersensitivity

• Believes in rigid sex roles

• Unpredictable mood swings 

• Cruel to animals or children 

• Explosive Anger 

• Abused former partners 

• Isolates you from friends and family 

• Scares you 

• Uses force during an argument 

• Threatens violence 

• Blames others for his problems or feelings 

• Pressures you for sex or is forceful or scary about sex 

• Extreme jealousy:
  Possessive, won't let you have friends; checks up on you; won't accept breaking up 

• Controlling behavior:
  Tries to control you by being bossy, giving orders, making all the decisions, not taking your opinions seriously 

• Quick involvement:
  Gets too serious about the relationship too fast 

• Has a history of failed relationships, and blames the other person for all the problems 

• Alcohol and drug use:
  Abuses alcohol or other drugs and pressures you to take them 

• Verbally abusive:
  Puts you down in front of friends, tells you that you would be nothing without him 

• Makes you worry about his reactions to things you say or do 

• Makes you feel like you need to apologize to yourself or others for your boyfriend's behavior when he treats you badly 

• Makes your family and friends uneasy and concerned for your safety 

• Has a history of fighting, loses temper quickly, brags about mistreating others 

Common clues that indicate a teenager may be experiencing dating violence:

• Physcial signs of injury

• Use of drugs/or alcohol

• Truancy; dropping out of school

•  Pregnancy

•  Failing grades

•  Isolation

•  Indecision

•  Emotional outbursts

•  Changes in mood or personality