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African American (AA) teens endure the highest burden of abuse in their romantic relationships. Although teens believe physical violence constitutes abuse (Martin, Houston, Mmari, & Decker, 2012; Sears & Byers, 2010), some teens are more accepting of using controlling behaviors. This study identifies what behaviors AA teens consider to be dating violence, as well as the contextual factors that influence their classification. Data were collected from interviews (n= 38) with AA teens in New Orleans. Teens’ definitions were elicited through presenting a series of scenarios depicting teen dating violence (TDV) behaviors. Participants were asked to describe their rationales for scenario designation. Researchers employed thematic content analysis to identify primary themes across the interviews. Analysis involved multiple rounds of iterative coding and the clustering of similar thematic constructs …