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Healthy Relationships

Healthy Relationships. What is a Healthy Relationship?. The Circle of Respect. Honesty. Support. Cooperation. Trust. Being understanding/ non-judgmental of each other’s choices and offering encouragement “I understand why you feel that way and respect your feelings”.

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Healthy Relationships

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  1. Healthy Relationships

  2. What is a Healthy Relationship? The Circle of Respect

  3. Honesty Support Cooperation Trust Being understanding/ non-judgmental of each other’s choices and offering encouragement “I understand why you feel that way and respect your feelings” Making decisions together and seeking mutual agreements to conflict“What a great compromise. Thanks for your cooperation.” Willingness to accept responsibility for one’s actions “I know I was wrong and I’m sorry.” Avoiding intimidation and respecting physical space in a nonviolent way“I will not hurt you because I value your safety.” Accepting each other’s word and giving the benefit of the doubt“I trust that you will remain faithful when you’re away.” Open and Truthful Communication “To be honest, what you did really hurt me.” Accountability Safety

  4. All Roads Lead to Respect Respect is a “two-way” street. Both partners must give it to each other in order to maintain a healthy relationship. Respect means showing regard or appreciation for one another’s worth. Accountability Safety Trust Honesty Cooperation Support Respect Road Respect Road

  5. Tips for Healthy Relationships • Communicate • Speak up, Respect your partner, compromise, be supportive, respect each other’s privacy • Set Healthy Boundaries • Go out with friends without your partner, participate in activities you like, respect each other’s individual likes and needs • Boost Healthy Relationships • Find an activity you both enjoy, talk about the reasons why you want to be in the relationship • Be Yourself! 

  6. Is your relationship Healthy? There are a few cues that should alarm you when a relationship is unhealthy. Ask yourself the following questions. Does my boyfriend/girlfriend: • Say I’m too involved in different activities? • Get extremely jealous or possessive? • Try to control what I wear or how I look? • Threaten to hurt me, my friends, or family? • Try to keep me from talking to my friends and family • Grab, push, or hold me down? • Call me names or criticize me? • Make me feel nervous like I’m “walking on eggshells”? If you answered Yesto any of these questions, you are seeing warning signs of an unhealthy relationship.

  7. What can I do if my relationship is unhealthy? • Don’t make excuses for your partner’s unacceptable behavior • Tell a friend or family member • Create a safety plan for getting out of the relationship without causing any harm to yourself or others Seek UNC Charlotte Campus Resources Center for Wellness Promotion – Interpersonal Violence Prevention Services (704)687-7348 Counseling Center- (704)687-0311 Relationship Violence Hotline (24 hour crisis line)- (704)332-2513

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