Relationships Key Terms

Adultery

Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.

Divorce

To legally end a marriage.

Co-habitation

To live together in a sexual relationship without being married it in a civil partnership.

Commitment

A sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something.

Contraception

Methods that can be used to prevent a women becoming pregnant.

Gender Equality

People of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives

Responsibilities

Actions / duties you are expected to / obligated to carry out.

Roles

Position, status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and the social behaviour expected of them.