Dating after DV
What step is recommended to take before starting a new relationship to make sure you have begun coping with the emotional pain from a past abusive relationship?
Seek counseling or support to work through the past relationship.
This part of the equality wheel includes listening to each other non-judgmentally and valuing each other's opinions.
Respect
In a healthy relationship, what skill allows couples to talk through disagreements and solve problems with out violence?
Positive communication/resolving disagreements and conflicts.
In a healthy relationship, partners communicate in what way with each other?
Openly and honestly.
Jordan tells their partner they can't hang out with certain friends anymore because they "don't like them" and checks their phone to see who they're texing. is this healthy or unhealthy behavior?
Unhealthy - controlling behavior.
What should you learn about so you can better recognize warning signs and find a healthier relationship?
The red flag warning signs of abuse.
This section of the wheel ecourages supporting each other's goals and respecting each other's right to their own friends and activities.
Trust and support
Healthy couples should spend what kind of time together that is positive and enjoyable?
Quality time together.
In a healthy relationship, parnters should feel physically and emotionally what?
Safe
Alex and sam disagree about weekend plans. instead of yelling or insulting each other, they talk it through and try to find solutions they both feel ok with.
Is this healthy or unhealthy?
Healthy- resolving conflict respectfully.
If you notice behaviors from a new partner that make you uncomfortable or resemble unhealthy behaviors your ex used to do, what should you rely on?
Which category of the equality wheel focuses on seeking mutually satisfying solutions to conflict and being willing to compromise?
Negotiation and fairness
What term is used to describe when each partner feels safe sharing fears, insecurities, and personal feelings?
emotional honesty.
In an unhealthy relationship, one partner may try to control what the other wears, who they spend time with, or what they do. What is this behavior called?
Controlling behavior.
Taylor becomes extremely jealous whenever their partner talks to someone else and constantly accuses them of cheating with out evidence.
Is this healthy or unhealthy?
Unhealthy- jealousy and possessiveness.
When beginning to date someone new, where are you recommended to spend time together during the first few dates to help maintain safety?
In public places.
What part of the equality wheel involves making money decisions together and ensuring both partners benefit from financial arrangements?
Economic partnership
What concept describes when partners make decisions together, share responsibilities like cooking, cleaning and parenting?
Partnership.
What phrase describes the feeling in an unhealthy relationship when someone constantly feels nervous about upsetting their parnter?
Walking on egg shells.
Casey tells their parnter they need some time alone after a stressful day. Their partner respects that and gives them space.
Is this healthy or unhealthy?
Healthy- respecting need for space.
What approach to pacing a relationship is recommended so both partners can build trust, express needs, and make sure the relationship is mutually beneficial?
Take things slow.
Which section of the equality wheel includes accepting responsibility for actions, admitting when you are wrong, and communicating openly and truthfully?
Honesty and accountability.
What type of safety is described when partners respect each other's physical space and never use force to control or punish the other?
Physical safety.
In a healthy relationship, sexual activity should occur under what condition?
By free choice, consent.
Morgan keeps pressuring their partner to do somehting sexual even after their partner has said they are not comfortable with it.
Healthy or unhealthy?
Unhealthy - pressure and lack of consent.