Healthy relationships are crucial for our psychological well-being. They have the potential to aid in our growth & development.

 

Healthy relationships have a few things in common: ​​

• These relationships feel safe 

• Partners have feelings of respect for each other

• There is trust, emotional engagement, open communication, & respectful disagreements

• Partners share a common goal for exactly what they want the relationship to be and how they want it to grow.

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How can we strive to make our relationships better? 

• Work towards resolving conflicts either by initiation or by cooperation 

• People can & will be different. Understand the core values that are important to you & see if they match your partners values 

• Expecting your partner to fix your life’s problems can seem unfair.

• Both give and take in relationships is extremely important. 

• Relationship can be unbalanced if one partner does too much.

• Have an identity outside of the relationship by engaging with friends, family and pursuing your hobbies

 

Contributed by: Fasli Sidheek, Clinical psychologist & Co - founder at Therapeute