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CHAPTER 1




                 The Basics









                  Relationships, Power,


                                Consent,

                         and Boundaries










             I’m not gonna lie. #MeToo can be a sad and dreary
             topic. But we’re in this together, and the good news is that it
             all starts with a fun subject you’re probably very comfortable
             with: relationships.
                 A relationship is any connection you have with someone
             else. You have a relationship with your mother, your teach-
             ers, your friends, the clerk at the grocery store, boyfriends,
             girlfriends, and even people at school who you don’t know

             very well. Some relationships are more meaningful in your
             life than others. Every relationship feels different.
                 You can have a peer relationship, which is a relationship
             between you and someone who is close to your age. You can


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