Evaluating and Identifying Healthy Relationships

Hello friends ,i think the most important part of our life is how we maintain our relationship with our concerns..most of the matter are subject to the way we approach towards relationship with friends,family,customer,boss,society and so on...

Things are always get positive curve if one can do better with relationship..may be following points will help us to know how and why we need relationship stronger and healthy..

Some Examples of Relationships:

• Friendship
• Parent-child
• Boss-worker
• Boyfriend-girlfriend
• Sibling
• Acquaintance
• Roommate

What Relationships Provide

• Emotional needs
• Social satisfactions
• Basic needs like shelter and food

A Balancing Act

• Healthy relationships maintain a  balance between the individuals involved in the relationship.
• If the relationship is all about ME, then I am focusing on getting my needs met and expect you to make my needs your priority as well—and your needs suffer
• If the relationship is all about YOU, then I am focusing on getting your needs met at the expense of my own.
• If the relationship is about US, then we are both focused on the relationship that we lose our individuality.
• In a healthy relationship, YOU, ME and US are in balance most of the time.
• However, sometimes YOU or ME may need more attention…and that’s ok.

Characteristics of a Healthy Relationship

• Open Communication
• Mutual Respect 
• Honesty
• Trust
• Support
• Fairness/Equality

How do you recognize the signs of an unhealthy relationship?

• Manipulation
• Controlling 
• Criticizing
• Intimidation 
• Unhappy in the relationship
• Threatening or mistreating

How to Maintain a Healthy Relationship ?

• Appreciate each other’s qualities
• Stay true to your partner
• Have good communication
• Keep realistic expectations for your partner
• Have shared interests
• Have the ability to face and deal with conflicts together
• Value yourself and your partner

Your comments are always welcome...