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The following tips for a healthy relationship have been adapted from Joyce Woodward’s Healthy Relationship pamphlet.
1. Be Yourself: It is easier and more fun to be you than to pretend to be something or someone else. Healthy relationships are made of real people rather than images. Others should accept you the way you are and not try and change or control you.
2. Keep Expectations Realistic: No one can be everything we want them to be. Sometimes we feel disappointed. It’s not all or nothing. Healthy relationships mean accepting people as they are, not trying to change them.
3. Talk With Each Other: Communication is very important to any relationship. Effective communication includes:
4. Be Flexible: Most of us try to keep people and things the way we like them. It’s OK to feel sad, angry or worry when people or things change and we’re not ready for it. Healthy relationships, however, mean that change is OK.
5. Be Respectful: Show respect for each other by respecting each other’s differences and valuing each other’s opinions.
6. Take Care of You: We all want to make others happy. But it’s important to make yourself happy! Healthy relationships involve shared responsibility. Partners encourage each other in their pursuit of their own interests and desires.
7. Be Dependable: If you make plans with someone, follow through. If you take on a responsibility, it is important to complete it. Healthy relationships are trustworthy.
8. Build Trust: It is important that each individual of the relationship trusts and believes in each other. How can trust be achieved?
9. Keep Your Life Balanced: People help make our lives satisfying but they can not create that satisfaction for us. They are unable to complete us!
10. It Takes Time: Sometimes it appears like everyone feels confident and connected. Healthy relationships can be learned and practiced.
1. Be Yourself: It is easier and more fun to be you than to pretend to be something or someone else. Healthy relationships are made of real people rather than images. Others should accept you the way you are and not try and change or control you.
2. Keep Expectations Realistic: No one can be everything we want them to be. Sometimes we feel disappointed. It’s not all or nothing. Healthy relationships mean accepting people as they are, not trying to change them.
3. Talk With Each Other: Communication is very important to any relationship. Effective communication includes:
- Taking time
- Genuinely listening (listening with your ears and your heart)
- Asking questions
- Sharing information
- Being honest
- Being open minded
4. Be Flexible: Most of us try to keep people and things the way we like them. It’s OK to feel sad, angry or worry when people or things change and we’re not ready for it. Healthy relationships, however, mean that change is OK.
5. Be Respectful: Show respect for each other by respecting each other’s differences and valuing each other’s opinions.
6. Take Care of You: We all want to make others happy. But it’s important to make yourself happy! Healthy relationships involve shared responsibility. Partners encourage each other in their pursuit of their own interests and desires.
7. Be Dependable: If you make plans with someone, follow through. If you take on a responsibility, it is important to complete it. Healthy relationships are trustworthy.
8. Build Trust: It is important that each individual of the relationship trusts and believes in each other. How can trust be achieved?
- Keep one’s word
- Be accountable for one’s actions and words
- Be open
- Manage when things don’t go your way
- Assume the best about your partner
9. Keep Your Life Balanced: People help make our lives satisfying but they can not create that satisfaction for us. They are unable to complete us!
10. It Takes Time: Sometimes it appears like everyone feels confident and connected. Healthy relationships can be learned and practiced.
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