Healthy relationships

 

• You can find out some of the elements of a healthy relationship
• Read them and reflect about your relationship and experiences
• What should you change and keep in order to have a healthy relationship?

 

Respect and Communication

• Partners treat each other with respect and understand his/her limits (including for sexual activity)
• Partners should feel to communicate openly and be honest with each other
• Partners should understand each other’s feelings

 

Independence and privacy

• Partners are allowed not to open up every aspect of their life
• Partners should keep their own hobbies
• Partners can still keep their friendships outside their relationship
• Partners should feel comfortable to express who they are

 

Honesty and trust

• Partners should feel secure about their relationship
• Partners should be reliable and have confidence in each other
• Partners share their feelings with honesty
• Partners should feel physically and emotionally safe with each other

 

Respectful sexuality

• Respect one’s body and personal health
• Interact in appropriate ways and with respect

 

Equality

• Partners should treat each other equally
• Partners should consider of each others’ feelings when talking and making decisions
• Partners should both make decisions about their relationship and both make compromises

 

Safety

• Relationships should not involve any physical, emotional or sexual violence
• Partners should feel comfortable with each other

 

Enjoyable

• Partners should have fun
• Partners should enjoy their relationship

 

 

 

Do not forget that you can always talk to your parents or a trusted adult when you have questions about your relationship