Healthy Signs
This trait means experiencing a mix of togetherness and alone time, separate interests, and maintaining other relationships.
Correct Response: What is Autonomy and Privacy?
This can come in many forms, such as physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual, and does not belong in any healthy relationship.
What is Abuse?
Monitoring a partner’s whereabouts, telling them what they can or can’t do, and treating them like property.
What is Possessiveness or Controlling Jealousy?
The internal dialogue you have with yourself that impacts how you feel and behave in your relationships.
What is self talk
The necessary and valid step taken to intentionally end a relationship when it becomes unhealthy or when boundaries are consistently violated.
What is braking up?
Shared decision-making that honors the needs and wishes of both yourself and your partner.
What is compromise?
This occurs when autonomy, privacy, or sexual limits are not respected, resulting in unwelcome intrusions into personal spaces.
What is a Boundary Violation?
A communication dynamic where only one partner's voice matters, or where yelling and shouting are used to silence someone.
What is Unhealthy Communication?
The specific actions, strategies, and tools you use to manage stress, difficult emotions, or relationship challenges.
What are Coping Skills?
The painful but normal experience of being turned down or excluded by a partner or someone you are interested in.
What is rejection?
Being open with your partner about your likes, dislikes, goals, and daily life, and being interested in those things about them.
What is Honesty?
A dynamic where a partner structures their decisions or behaviors solely to avoid negative reactions or punishment.
What is fear or lack of trust
When a partner exerts power over another partner, it is a major sign of an unhealthy relationship.
What is Control?
The mental practice of identifying negative or unhelpful thoughts and actively changing them to healthier ones.
What is replacing thoughts?
An unhealthy relationship dynamic characterized by extreme, unpredictable mood swings and explosive reactions.
What is volitility?
Seeking out your partner's happiness and well-being in addition to your own, and being someone they can turn to.
What is support?
Being completely at the beck and call of another partner, without access to solo activities or outside relationships.
What is Isolation from Friends or Family?
This toxic habit involves refusing to own your actions, and instead turning the blame away from yourself when mistakes are made.
What is deflecting responsibility
An overall sense of personal value and self-worth that helps you stay strong and independent within a relationship.
What is self esteem?
A severe breach of trust and loyalty, such as lying or breaking a core promise within the relationship.
What is betrayal
A healthy dynamic where you have a genuine positive regard for your partner, build one another up, and never belittle them.
What is respect?
When one partner has more control over decisions, activities, and resources, leaving no space for the other to advocate for themselves.
What is One-sided Decision-making?
An intentional act of undermining, ruining, or blocking a partner's success, goals, or outside friendships.
What is sabotage
The clear limits you set to protect your personal space, time, body, and emotions from unwelcome intrusions.
What are Personal Boundaries?
Making a partner feel responsible for problems, or using emotional manipulation to make them feel bad about their actions.
What is guilting?