Creatures of Love: Developing a Healthy Relationship
Creatures of Love: Developing a Healthy Relationship
(June 23, 2023)
This article does not aim to discuss the many varied causes
and situations of broken relationships. This article wishes to focus on how to avoid
breakups instead. While this is not a professional or expert article on the
issue, this write-up hopes to simply offer some ideas on how we can build a
healthy relationship to prevent heartaches and pains among couples and
individuals who only wish to live a life in and with a harmonious happy
inter-relationships with others.
There are characteristics for a healthy relationship that we
must live up to. 14
Important Characteristics Of Healthy Relationships | mindbodygreen
1.
You respect each other. Every day of
the couple’s life must be lived with utmost love and care towards one another.
We value each other as human beings worthy of our deep regard for the
well-being of each other.
2.
You’re vulnerable with each other. Open
and honest communication is paramount. One should be able to be what he/she is
without fear of being misunderstood or rejected. Self-pretentions are avoided.
One is true to the other and vice versa.
3.
You have total trust in each other.
Trust in a relationship is non-negotiable. Honesty on everything – physical,
emotional, spiritual levels. No hidden agenda from one another. One can always
be who the person really is because one trusts the other.
4.
You both maintain unwavering honesty. This
one basically nails down what was previously said. Honesty is the foundation of
trust towards each other. No lies. No deception. No hidden truths.
5.
There’s mutual empathy. Each other gives importance and understands
the feeling of one another. Being one in spirit with the other. Taking the
other where they are and journeying with them.
6.
You both prioritize kindness. What
matters most is to respond to the needs of the other more than that of oneself.
Be thoughtful. Be considerate. Manifest it.
7.
You respect each other’s boundaries. Recognizing
each other’s individuality is essential to a healthy relationship. Being a
couple does not negate one another’s differences. Accept them. Respect them.
Support one another despite your differences on various issues.
8.
You’re both totally committed.
Commitment to each other as much as to the relationship fuels the partnership.
A continuous, lifetime, effort to invest for the happiness and success of each
other and the relationship is paramount.
9.
You’re both thoughtful. The
well-being of the other is a priority to the other, and vice versa. “Your happiness
is my happiness too. Your success is my success as well. Therefore, I will
always think of you in every aspect of our lives.” That must be the prevalent
spirit enveloping the relationship.
10.
You can forgive each other. No one is
perfect. Humans that we are, we fall. We commit mistakes. One may offend the
other at number of times no one knows during the partnership. As love prevails,
forgiveness must reign in each other’s heart. To admit trespasses and to ask
for forgiveness are imperatives towards the attainment of a healthy
relationship.
11.
You’re gentle with each other. By treating
one another delicately, respect and kindness, compassion are enhanced. Be kind
with our words. Be caring on our actions. Be pure on our thoughts towards one
another. We are human beings to be cared for and loved. Not objects to be used
then discarded.
12.
There’s a lot of affection. We need to avoid over-familiarization because
it brings about neglect towards one another. Physical expressions of affection
must always come in handy when necessary – a warm embrace, a gentle kiss, a
loving touch. Be spontaneous in our expression of love towards one another.
13.
You consistently appreciate each other.
Always be grateful. Say it. Show it. When we recognize and appreciate even the
little and seeming insignificant act of kindness by the other, we manifest our
sense of gratitude. Positive emotional stroking enhances relationships. It must
be mutual.
14.
You both feel validated by the other. Differences
in many aspects are a reality that come in every personality and way of life.
In relationships, we need to develop our acceptance of these differences and
treat them as opportunities to better understand one another. WE avoid arguing
due to these differences. We try to understand one another despite our
differences. We accept and acknowledge that one is unique as the other is also.
Different though we are, we are on each other’s side – to support, to
understand, to accept.
There are other resources from various experts on human
relationships that are out there. They are all very good materials to help us
improve our own relationships with people in whatever form of relationships we
find ourselves in. The important thing is, we continue to strive for a genuine
and healthy relationships so that we minimize, if not totally eradicate,
heartaches and brokenness.
Let us continue in our effort to always have a smile on our
faces as we experience loving and being loved. Afterall, we are all creatures
of love.
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