Love and Relationships

From TeenHealthCentre.com

Relationships
Love and Relationships
By Teen Health Centre
Oct 29, 2004, 15:18

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.