Healthy Relationships
The world of relationships is often confusing and difficult- but finding the right person who supports you and makes you happy can make the world of difference.
A healthy relationship means you feel happy to see and spend time with another person, this could be a romantic partner, members of your family and friends.
However, it is important to remember that no relationship is perfect and you will have disagreements, which is perfectly normal.
A Healthy Relationship will include:
- Trusting each other
- Making decisions together
- Having fun together
- Talking through when you have an argument
- Being good friends
- Allowing each other to do your own thing and spend time with your own friends
- Respecting each other
- Talking openly
- Feeling equal
Complete the quiz on the Hideout website to see if your relationship is healthy.
Being able to tell the difference between healthy, unhealthy and abusive relationships can be more difficult than you would think.
An unhealthy relationship will include:
- Jealous, angry and possessive behaviour
- Putting you down, calling you names and making you feel bad
- Not being allowed to spend any time with your friends
- Being told what to wear and what to do
- One person controls the other
- Making threats to harm you, your family or property
- Posting private, untrue or nasty things about you on the internet or via a mobile
- Monitoring and tracking your messages and mobile
- Controlling your money
- Pressuring you into having sex, when you don’t want to
For advice on all things relationships through from starting a relationship or breaking up, click here for some guidance and tips.
These is also more information available on safe relationships and what to do if you are not comfortable in the situation you are in.
If you’d like to know more information about how you can cope after a break up, or would like to know how to build a healthy relationship, you can visit the Relate
If you recognise any of this behaviour in your relationship it’s time to get help. Speak to an adult that you trust like a family member or a teacher.
Further Information:
Teenage Relationship Abuse | The Children's Society
The Hideout - For information about healthy relationships
Help after rape and sexual assault - NHS
If you’re experiencing abuse and need to speak to someone contact Womans Aid.
https://www.refuge.org.uk/ - if you are worried about your partner's behaviour