How Healthy Is Your Relationship?
Below are some of the characteristics of a Healthy and Un-Healthy relationship.
| HEALTHY | UN-HEALTHY |
| Allows Individuality | Feeling consumed in the relationship |
| Individual high self-esteem | Look to partner for sense of self-worth |
| Invites growth in partner | Little individual growth |
| Encourages self-sufficiency in partner | Need others to feel secure or happy |
| Openness to change/exploration | Excessive fear of risk, change or unknown |
| Brings out best qualities | Sado-masochist or masochist behavior |
| Trusts the memory of the partner | Afraid when routinely separated |
| Honestly ask for what is wanted | Playing of 'mind games' |
Ideally, one should move towards having more healthy relationships as opposed to unhealthy ones. For a comprehensive list of these characteristics, pick up a copy of my book 'It Could Happen To You.'