Name: ________________________ Professor: _______________________

Course, Year & Section: __________ Date (Submitted): _________________

UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

WORKSHEET 6

Dating Script: SCRIPTS are learned rules of behavior that consist of directions for what we will do and
plans of action for how we will do it, and with whom. It may be a series of behaviors, actions, and
consequences that are expected by the person in a situation (e.g. Date). Early scripts arise out of
listening to others talk, absorbing POPULAR CULTURE – watching movies, videos, TV, reading
magazines, & books. These scripts might be influence also by culture and gender socializations such as
stereotypes and expectations (eg how boys define love, sex, and dating vs how girls define love, sex, and
dating).
Imagine that “You are Dating Someone” or “You want to invite someone to go out for a date”
What are your scripts? What are your expectations, roles, patterns of interaction?

I am a: Man Woman
Seeking a: Man Woman Both
PICTURE
Age:
Height/Build:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Five words to describe me:
How other people would describe me:
What I am looking for in a partner/date:

MY DATING SCRIPT

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*SCRIPTS CAN BE NARRATIVES, OR EXPECTED BEHAVIORS/ACTIONS/CONSEQUENCES

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