In this essay the author tells us about healthy relationships, but I will be addressing the

difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship. A healthy relationship makes you feel
good about yourself, feeling loved. I have high self-esteem, along with a positive attitude. A
healthy relationship may involve: Siblings, Friends, Intimate friends or spouse. An unhealthy
relationship should not involve no one that's going to make the relationship worse than it already
is. An Unhealthy relationship may have your head somewhere else or have you thinking down
about yourself, which may cause low self esteem. In an unhealthy relationship your partner may
be too controlling or very mean and harmful.

In terms of a relationship , it does not have to be intimate to be considered a healthy

relationship. Best friends could be in an unhealthy relationship also. If one friend is considered a
bad person to other people, the other person is a good person, but the only time they are bad is
when they are with a bad person. Even if the good person does not act bad, if they hang out
with bad people they may be considered bad themselves.

As far as Siblings are concerned, if one sibling always picks or teases the other sibling , that
may be considered an unhealthy relationship. Siblings can either make a relationship healthy or
unhealthy . Once it comes down to it , Siblings can act differently once they are around people
they know. It depends on the way they carry themselves around friends in other close family
members and other siblings. Ninety -five percent of the time siblings are unhealthy and hard to
fix. Siblings can also make a relationship healthy because of the actions that carry on. Siblings
must have a positive attitude to keep a relationship healthy , so there can be any disagreement.
Some siblings can be very annoying at times. You and your siblings may not get along all the
time so most likely you and your sibling will have an unhealthy relationship before having a
healthy relationship.

As far as Spouses are concerned, if one spouse belittles or verbally, physically, or mentally
abuses the other one, that would also lead to an unhealthy relationship. No ones perfect, even
in healthy relationships you may have disagreements which will decide on if it will be a healthy
or unhealthy relationship. Some spouses may think arguing in fighting is healthy because they
think it's another way of showing their partner they care, even though it's about trust and
honesty. As far as a healthy relationship goes , I believe in the person. If you like positive people
with a good attitude then a healthy relationship should blossom out of it.

In retrospect, you should be more cautious of who you choose as a spouse, friend, intimate
friend, or boyfriend. However intimate friends can have an unhealthy or healthy relationship.
Just because you are talking to that person or sleeping with that person does not mean it's
healthy or unhealthy. Not all intimate friends have positive minds, some intimate friends have
toxic minds which means they are trying to run the relationship. Intimate friends don't have to be
in a relationship, they can be very close to one another or very open about each other. Not all
intimate friends have sex. Intimate friends must have rules or it will lead to a very dangerous
situation. The situation may be hard to handle or get out of depending on how big the problem
is. However intimate friends have healthy relationships by respecting one another. Since most
intimate relationships aren’t serious, it shouldn’t lead to an unhealthy relationship.
Friends can make a relationship healthy and unhealthy also. Some friends expect too much out
of you. Friends can be complicated throughout relationships. Most friends get jealous. Jealousy
is a big issue. It will cause an unhealthy relationship. Friends can also make it unhealthy by peer
pressure. They may persuade you to do something you have never done before or never looked
forward to due to the effect. Of course you're going to do it because it's your friend , and now
you are worried about what your friend is doing and what they think about you. Even though you
and your friend may argue or disagree on a lot of things, it does not mean it's an unhealthy
relationship. Just normal in today's world. You and your friend should be able to sit down to talk
about the disagreement and make an agreement.

Healthy relationships make you feel good about yourself and feel good with someone else. It's
up to you to make a relationship healthy or unhealthy. You must pay attention to one another so
you will know what makes you happy about that person inside and out. Communication,
honesty, trust and respect will lead you and the right direction of a healthy relationship.