𝖶𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖳𝗂𝗉𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖫𝗈𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗌

𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

Pulling from my own experience, here are the things that are necessary for romantic relationships to be stable and healthy, unlike their toxic counterparts.

𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
Whether it's a straight, gay, lesbian, or any other kind of relationship, both people should have respect for their partner.
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨:
- Well-being
- Boundaries
- Items/possessions
- Family
- Friends
- Pets
- Privacy
- Opinions
- Ideas
- Dreams
- Choices
- EVERYTHING

𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬
In a healthy relationship, nobody is telling their partner what to do or change the things about themselves that make them themselves.
People in a healthy relationship 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 demand, tell, or pressure their partner to change:
- Their clothes/style/the way they dress
- The password to their devices so that they can both have access
- Where they live
- Their political beliefs
- Their religious beliefs
- Their relationships with their friends or family (As long as those relationships aren't toxic, but even then they should only offer support and not force them to do anything)
- Their jobs
- Their ideas
- Their sexual preferences
- Their dreams

𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭)
Sure, it's understandable if someone's partner is uncomfortable with them hanging out with their ex, but if they're truly in love, they won't ban it. They shouldn't be texting their partner day in and day out, asking them what they are doing and getting mad when they're with someone they don't like.
They shouldn't force their partner to stay home from a party or a club or a gathering just so that they can spend more time with them, or ban their partner from seeing certain people.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲
During good times and bad, people in a healthy relationship should support each other, no matter what.
They should offer a shoulder to cry on or lend an ear to listen and stand up for one another in case of an injustice.
People in a relationship have each other's backs and trust one another, and they have to communicate properly in order to make sure that everyone's happy and there are no boundaries being crossed, especially if the relationship is a sexual one or a serious one where both of them are looking for marriage as an endgame.

𝐜𝐫; 𝐬𝐡𝐞-𝐰𝐡𝐨-𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬-𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬