Healthy Relationships

Honesty and Responsbility

Fairness and Negotiation

• Not making excuses for your partner's or for your own actions
• Admitting when you are wrong
• Keeping your word
• Not canceling plans

• Accepting changes
• Being willing to compromise
• Working to find solutions that are agreeable to both people
• Agreeing to disagree sometimes

Open Communication

Shared Responsiblity

• Being able to express your feelings or opinions
• Knowing it is OK to disagree
• Saying what you mean and meaning what you say

• Making decisions together
• Splitting or alternating the costs on dates
• Doing things for each other
• Going places you both enjoy
• Giving as much as you receive

Intimacy

Respect

• Respecting your partner's boundaries
• Respecting each other's privacy
• Not pressuring your partner
• Being faithful

• Paying attention to your partner, even when your friends are around
• Valuing your partner's opinion even if it differs from yours
• Listening to what your partner has to say

Physical Affection

Honesty and Responsibility

• Holding hands
• Hugging
• Kissing
• Sitting or standing with your arm on your partner's shoulder
• Respecting each other's right to say "no"
• Asking before acting

• Being supportive
• Wanting the best for your partner
• Knowing your parter likes you
• Offering encouragement when necessary
• Being OK with your partner having different friends