Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Mutual Respect - You acknowledge and respect each other, even if your views differ.
Reciprocity- This is the give-and-take in a relationship.
Commitment - You pledge responsibility to each other in good times and bad.
Communication - Healthy communication means you both can discuss issues in a mature way
with mutual respect.
Mutual trust - Trusting your partner completely allows you to be free to be vulnerable in the
relationship because you know you are loved and accepted for who you are.
Boundaries - In a healthy relationship, you know and respect each other’s boundaries: what you
will or will not accept in terms of other people’s behaviors or demands upon you.
Shared Values - This is the glue that keeps you together. You can have differences of opinion,
but if you have shared values, your relationship will survive.
Flexibility - As a couple, being open to change as well as allowing each other to explore and
grow is important.