Physical and sexual violence in early adult relationships often starts during teenage dating when individuals form their first conclusions about what to expect and accept from their partners. Dating violence refers to conduct by a person who is or has been in an emotional relationship that intentionally, or recklessly, causes bodily injury to a partner or place the partner in reasonable fear of serious bodily injury. Domestic violence has the same definition except that the conduct is by a current or former spouse or an intimate partner, or a person with whom the student shares a child in common. Abusive relationships often involve a pattern of repeated verbal, sexual, emotional, and physical abuse that escalates throughout the relationship. Some of the indicators of an abusive relationship are verbal abuse; isolation from friends and loved ones; fear of the partner’s temper; controlling behavior; intimidation; assuming responsibility for the partner’s abusive behavior; feeling trapped; and fear of leaving the abusive partner. Some abusive relationships include behaviors that are in violation of state laws AND University policy.