What Does A Healthy Relationship Look Like?

HEALTHY 

All relationships exist on a spectrum from healthy to abusive with unhealthy somewhere in the middle. A healthy relationship means that both you and your partner are:
 

• Communicating: You talk openly about problems and listen to one another. You respect each other’s opinions.
   
• Respectful: You value each other as you are.
   
• Trusting: You believe what your partner has to say.  You do not feel the need to “prove” each other’s trustworthiness.
   
• Honest: You are honest with each other, but can still keep some things private.
   
• Equal: You make decisions together and hold each other to the same standard.
• Enjoying personal time: You both enjoy spending time apart, alone or with others. You respect each other’s need for time apart.
   
• Making mutual sexual choices: You talk openly about sexual and reproductive choices together. You both willingly consent to sexual activity and can safely discuss what you are and are not comfortable with.
   
• Economic/financial partners: You and your partner have equal say with regard to finances. Both partners have access to the resources they need.
   
• Engaging in supportive parenting: Both partners are able to parent in a way they feel comfortable with. You communicate together about the needs of the child(ren), as well as the needs of both parents.

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Source: The National Domestic Violence Hotline