What is a healthy relationship?

• Your partner listens to your thoughts and feelings.

• You feel safe being with your partner, both alone and with others.

• Your partner encourages you to spend time with your friends and family when you want to.

• You decide together when, and if, to have sex.

• Your partner allows you to make your own decisions and supports you in those decisions.

• You feel happy, loved, and satisfied in your relationship.

• Your partner encourages you to maintain those things that are important to you, and to pursue your individual interests.

• Your partner is respectful towards you when alone and with others.

• Your partner recognizes your strengths and accomplishments and gives you credit for them.

What is an unhealthy relationship?

• You feel like you cannot live without your partner.

• You stop seeing other friends or family, or give up activities you enjoy because your partner doesn’t like them.

• You feel like you have to “walk on eggshells” to keep your partner from getting angry.

• You are afraid to tell your partner your thoughts or feelings about the relationship.

• You stop expressing opinions if your partner doesn’t agree with them.

• You feel that you are the only one who can help your partner and that you should try to change him/her.

• You stay because you believe that your partner will kill himself/herself if you leave.

• You believe the critical things your partner says about you.

• You believe that there is something wrong with you if you don’t enjoy the sexual things he/she wants you to do.

Jealousy is a sign of love

True or False? Jealousy is a sign of love.

False: Despite what your partner may tell you, jealousy indicates that your partner does not trust you and this often stems from their feelings of low self-esteem or feelings of unworthiness.