Testing the relationship between experience of family violence and dating violence is an important starting point for the development of intervention and prevention programs. According to the current research, experiencing or vitnessing family violence is correlated with later dating violence, whether perpetrated or experienced. Also, studies point to a high frequency of youth dating violence. The violence includes three basic forms: physical, psychological and sexual violent behavior. Accompanying a high number of negative effects of violence, one of the most pronounced consequences of dating violence is its effect on relationship satisfaction which in this context is defined as degree of experienced balance between negative and positive events in the relationship. The aim of this study is to determine on a Croatian sample of university students the relationship between experienced family and dating violence, both perpetrated and experienced, in its previously stated forms. Furthermore, the study was also concerned with the correlation between dating violence and relationship satisfaction. The sample consisted of 744 students studying a variety of university subjects with average age 21.95 (SD=2.66). The participants filled out an online questionnaire that included a childhood victimization scale, a scale of perpetrated dating violence and a scale of dating victimization. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between the experience of family and dating violence. The results were discussed in the framework of attachment theory and the social learning theory. Furthermore, a significant positive correlation was found between perpetrated and experienced dating violence, while a negative correlation was found between relationship satisfaction and both experienced and perpetrated dating violence.