10 Things Healthy Relationships Have

Healthy relationships do not come by every day – they come in all shades and emotions. A relationship does not have to be all about a significant other, but it can be any encounter with someone in your life. Think about all the relationships that you have in your life, some of them may be with your best friend, brother, sister, parents, co-worker, mail man, your dog, or someone you just met on the street.

As you can tell, a relationship can mean many different things depending on what is up or the topic of discussion.

To make it easy for this discussion I am going to refer to a significant other/ spouse. Since we tend to get the most amount of joy from that special someone, we spend the most amount of time with.

There are two emotions that we feed – love and fear, Jerry Jampolsky, the author of Love is Letting Go of Fear, believes that “fear is the root of all our negative emotions. We may be angry at someone when really hurt us and fear we may not be loved,” love can bring us contentment, peace, happiness, and joy. The physical impact that these two emotions incur on the body can be harmful or helpful depending on what reaction is reflected.

Our fear emotion is always on the sideline waiting for that “fight or flight” mode – feeling like we must react or respond in such a way. In fear, our body is stimulated by thoughts which raises cortisol levels and causes our physical self to feel drained and worn out.

Love also has its own physical response in our bodies. We release a happy hormone into our body, oxytocin, and it counteracts cortisol making it an anti-stress hormone. This also gives the feeling of calmness, connection, curiosity, lessens cravings, and may increase your sexual awareness.

10 things healthy relationships have

1. Respect

This is something that must be present and always mutual. Even when you disagree and want to throw in your own opinion. Words can never be unsaid.

2. Acceptance

Recognizing the other person for who he or she is without trying to change them is part of that trust and love that we unconditionally give when we commit to someone.

3. Trust

Feeling safe and confident physically and emotionally is a part of building a relationship with a sturdy foundation. It is easy to build, but hard to gain once it is lost.

4. Effort

Showing love, respect, and consideration with behavior/actions will show your partner just how committed you really are.

5. Remorse

Opening up and being able to genuinely apologize or accept an apology without the endless punishment or circumstance being thrown back in yours or their face will help your partner to feel important.

6. Balance

There must be a balance of power in the relationship. Just like everything in life, when there is balance, there is harmony. Remind yourself of Yin & Yang.

7. Choice

Actively and consciously choosing the person and your relationship every day will tell your other half the dedication that you believe in. It will come down to want > need.

8. Communication

Get comfortable enough to say how you feel and ask for what you want. Being able to let your partner know where you are at without expecting them to read your mind will speak a thousand words.

9. Unity

The overall shift from ‘me’ to ‘us’ shows the world how serious you are. As a whole, people coming together to create one shared experience is what life is all about.

10. Empathy

Understand the meaning of being aware, present, and loving with all your partner’s emotions, perspective and how they feel.

"You only get what you give."

Talking about the importance of these ten things may expand your perspective of your mind, body, and soul. How we think and act effects how we feel emotionally and that can impact us physically. Acting in a thoughtful way or thinking something sweet and loving brings us back to a centered state of being. Next time you are with you honey try some of these tips and see how your partner responds to you. You may be surprised at how well they react to your positivity!

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