Healthy relationships involve honesty, trust, respect and open communication between partners and they take effort and compromise from both people. There is no imbalance of power. Partners respect each others independence, can make their own decisions without fear of retribution or retaliation, and share decisions.

How do you know you have a healthy relationship?

10 Tips for healthy relationshipsKeep expectations realistic. No one can be everything we might want them to be. Talk with each other. It cant be said enough: communication is essential to healthy relationships.Be flexible. Take care of yourself, too. Be dependable. Fight fair. Be affirming. Keep your life balanced.More items