Building Relationships
What is listening?
This simple action—asking someone about their day and genuinely listening—can help create a stronger connection.
What is communication?
This is often the first step in repairing a relationship: honestly talking about what happened.
What does it mean to have accountability
accepting full ownership for your actions, decisions, and their outcomes.
What is being comfortable/being yourself?
This is when both people in a relationship feel safe being themselves without pretending to be someone else.
What are boundaries?
Saying “no” when you are uncomfortable with something is an example of setting this.
What is support?
Showing this quality means being there for someone, encouraging them, and helping them through difficult times.
What is an “I” statement?
Instead of saying “You never listen,” this type of statement focuses on your own feelings and experience.
What is admitting responsibility?
When you make a mistake, this means admitting that you were responsible for it.
What is independence?
In a healthy relationship, both people should be able to have their own friends, hobbies, and interests. This is called having this.
What is privacy?
You don't have to share your passwords or private messages with someone just because they ask. This is an example of protecting your ______.
What is respect?
This means treating another person’s thoughts, feelings, boundaries, and opinions as valuable, even when you disagree.
What is accountability?
When someone apologizes, this quality means they take responsibility without making excuses or blaming the other person.
What is apologizing?
Instead of making excuses after hurting someone, you should do this to show you understand what you did wrong.
What is compromise?
You and a friend disagree about where to go. Finding a solution that works for both people is an example of this.
What is a communication boundary?
A friend keeps interrupting you while you're talking. You calmly tell them, “Please let me finish before you respond.” This is an example of setting this.
What is connection?
Spending consistent time together and sharing experiences can help strengthen this important part of a relationship.
What is empathy?
This means trying to understand another person’s feelings and perspective, even when you disagree with them.
What is avoiding accountability?
Blaming your friend for your own actions instead of admitting your mistake is the opposite of this quality.
What is controlling behavior?
Someone repeatedly checks your phone, demands your passwords, and gets angry when you spend time with other friends. These behaviors can be signs of this unhealthy relationship pattern.
What is pressuring them?
If someone says “no” to spending time together, a healthy response is to respect their decision instead of doing this.
What is open communication?
Healthy relationships often depend on this two-way quality, where both people feel comfortable sharing thoughts, feelings, and needs honestly.
What is trust?
A genuine relationship repair may require rebuilding this, which can take time and consistent actions to restore.
What is taking responsibility and making a change?
You realize your actions negatively affected someone. Taking responsibility, apologizing, and changing your behavior demonstrates this important relationship skill.
What is conflict resolution?
A healthy relationship isn't about never having disagreements. This skill helps people work through disagreements without insults, threats, or manipulation.
What is the situation or your needs change?
A healthy boundary should be communicated clearly, respected by both people, and can be changed when this happens: your comfort level or situation changes.