A healthy relationship is built on a foundation of trust, respect, compromise, and understanding for one another and being comfortable in each other’s company. An abusive relationship occurs when one person dominates, bullies and controls the other on almost everything.
Obsessive jealousy can often be mistaken for love, but it is an
underlying form of control and possessiveness. If you respect and trust each other it shouldn’t matter who you talk to or hang out with.
A healthy relationship includes:
- respecting each others feelings, opinions, and friendships
- having fun together
- feeling comfortable and at ease with one another
- being free to be yourself
- being able to disagree without feeling intimidated
- being able to spend time away from your relationship without negative consequences
- being able to say no when you don’t want to do things, including sex.
