Healthy Relationships
This type of communication is essential for expressing needs and boundaries without fear of judgment.
Open honest communication
Unilateral decision-making
This type of decision-making, done without input from the partner, is a sign of an imbalance.
What is equality?
Mutual respect and this concept ensure that power is shared equally.
This behavior involves taking advantage of situations to maintain control.
Manipulation
This response involves ignoring your partner’s feelings and needs, which can damage trust.
Dismisiveness
What is the equality wheel?
The term for mutual understanding and respect within a relationship.
When one partner dismisses the other's feelings, it undermines this crucial relationship aspect.
Trust
What is understanding?
Open and honest communication fosters this between partners.
What is emotional disconnect?
A relationship dynamic where one partner holds more power, often subtly.
What is blame-shifting?
When one partner frequently uses this method to make the other feel at fault for expressing their needs.
What is Mutual Respect?
The term for mutual understanding and respect within a relationship
What is guilt-tripping?
A term for using emotional tactics to manipulate or control a partner.
What is uplifting each other?
Healthy relationships encourage partners to do this, fostering personal and shared growth.
A relationship dynamic where one partner holds more power, often subtly.
Imbalance of power
What is emotional withholding?
This action, involving periodic withdrawal of affection to control behavior, is a sign of unhealthy power dynamics.
Healthy relationships involve celebrating these milestones of your partner.
Success
What is gaslighting ?
The subtle and deceptive practice of making someone doubt their reality.
What are boundaries?
Discussing and respecting these helps maintain harmony and understanding
What is shared decision-making?
In a healthy partnership, both partners have a say in this decision-making process.
What is collaborative decision-making?
To recalibrate power in a relationship, both partners must commit to this kind of mutual process
Boundaries help maintain this aspect of a person in a relationship.
Individuality
What is manipulation?
Withholding affection as a means of control is a form of this negative relationship dynamic.
The act of discussing emotions and thoughts without fear of belittlement helps build this.
Emotional safety
What is a lack of mutual respect?
Not acknowledging a partner's boundaries often leads to this negative relationship outcome.
What is a lack of consideration or selfishness?
When a partner frequently disregards the other’s schedule or obligations, it may indicate this kind of disrespectful pattern.