Healthy Relationships Have These Two things.

I am in a new relationship. It’s great. He is super sweet and good to me. We laugh and play a lot. We are different in our personalities but it keeps things interesting and dynamic. We have a lot of common interests so we always have fun together doing various things. I’ve only been with him for two months but I feel like I’ve already learned so much.

Communication and compromise seem to be the bloodline of relationships. Selfishness breeds damage to the relationship and selflessness is the precursor to the health of it. I see now just how important these two elements are. They are essential. Two people who are constantly keeping their lover in mind in all they say and do, makes for a very loving and happy relationship while also safe-guarding it. Of course we are all human and none of us can be this way 100% of the time, but striving to do your best is the aim.

I see now how true it is that healthy relationships require lots and lots of open communication, to the point where you almost feel like you’re over sharing. Because it is better to know what someone is thinking than to assume. Every time. Assumptions can turn into beliefs and beliefs often lead to actions, so you may be reacting to something that isn’t even real. It’s better to ask if you are confused over something your partner said or did, even if it does make you feel a little…