Everybody knows that making a relationship work is more than just going out on a few dates together. You have to have a balance of respect, trust, and honesty.

The decisions you make about your relationships matter a lot - both in the short-term and in the long-term. So, the National Campaign has collected some facts, tips, and feedback from teens about what makes a healthy relationship and how to avoid an unhealthy one. Don't forget to add your feedback too - we want to know what your relationship reality is!

Did you know that two-thirds of teens who have had sex wish they had waited longer before losing their virginity? Many teens feel pressure to have sex, especially because they think "everybody's doing it". But the reality? Not so much. Here are more surprising facts about relationships:

Sex		Dating
Waiting		Getting Married
Getting Pregnant		Other Relationship Resources

What You Said

"I'm sure sex is great and everything, but there's something about casual sex that makes me uneasy. I love myself and my body too much to just give it away to someone who wants to use it."
~ Girl, 16.

"If a boy wears protection, talks honestly about sex to his partner, keeps his mouth shut around his buddies about "last night," treats a girl with respect before and after sex and isn't in the relationship just for sex--then he's a man."
~ Guy, 17.

"I got pregnant a month before my 17th birthday. My son's father and I got married five months ago and we're already separated. In his whole life, his father has only taken care of him by himself one time. He does not pay me child support..."
~ Girl, 17.

"On the same day my boyfriend broke up with me, I found out I was pregnant.... My son is going without a lot of things he'd have if he had two parents. You need a family. You need to be stable."
~ Girl, 16.

What the Media Said

Had to play catch by myself...A different father every weekend...How can I be a man if there's no role model?
~ Tupac Shakur "Papa's Song"

I'm caught in the middle of this. My wounds are not healing. I'm stuck between my parents. Broken home...all alone.
~ Papa Roach "Broken Home"

Hey dad I'm writing you...Do you think about your sons. Do you miss your little girl.
~ Good Charlotte "Emotionless"

...Pops wasn't home, left us all alone...mama had game...She showed me everything except how to be a man.
~ Master P "Mama Raised Me"

...hey dad....Remember me?....You left us with some of my lonliest nights...
~ Jay Z "Where Have You Been"

What stupid poem could fix this home...I'd read it every day...
~ Blink 182 "Stay Together for the Kids Sake"

Funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant Number: 90-FE-0024.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

How do you define a relationship that is ''unhealthy''?

Why do young people end up in unhealthy relationships? And if everyone else can see that they’re so unhealthy, why do people stay in these bad relationships?

What advice would you give a friend who is in an unhealthy relationship?

Click here to tell us what you think.