Relationship can play a major role in our live especially during the teen years ,However ,not all relationship are healthy.Sometimes we associate with people who may not have our best interests in mind,It is vital that you learn to recognize a healthy relationship from a harmful one.
In order to stay in charge, teens need to make conscious choices about relationships, understand what they expect from other people and have open communication with partners about intimate issues. They need to be clear on the healthy and unhealthy components of their relationships.
Being in a healthy relationship means …
·Loving and taking care of yourself, before and while in a relationship.
·Respecting individuality, embracing differences, and allowing each person to "be themselves."
·use effective communication skills, including verbal and non-verbal communication. It is important to have good listening skills, and to be prepared to ask questions for clarification and not expect the other person to be a mind-reader.
·Discussing things, allowing for differences of opinion, and compromising equally.
·Expressing and listening to each other's feelings, needs, and desires
·Trusting and being honest with yourself and each other.
·show respect and kindness: In an intimate relationship, this extends to sharing love and affection. Partners value each other’s differences rather than use them to separate and cause conflict.
But if you are in an unhealthy relationship:
·You care for and focus on another person only and neglect yourself or you focus only on yourself and neglect the other person.
·You feel pressure to change to meet the other person's standards, you are afraid to disagree, and your ideas or criticized. Or, you pressure the other person to meet your standards and criticize his/her ideas.
·One of you has to justify what you do, where you go, and who you see.
·You lie to each other and find yourself making excuses for the other person.
·One of you feels unheard and is unable to communicate what you want.
·One of you makes all the decisions and controls everything without listening to the other's input.
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