Top 5 Essentials To A Healthy Relationship

This article is from our print magazine issued April 1st 2022. To order a copy of the magazine please do so here.

Summer is almost here! The weather is warming up, and things are changing. People are coming out of their winter hibernations, busting out their summery clothes, and getting ready for new experiences. As more people start taking vacations and hitting the beach, summer love is in the air, and everyone is starting to couple up. There’s nothing wrong with having a summer fling, but what if you want your relationship to last into the fall (and beyond)? In order for a relationship to be healthy and successful, we think it needs to have these 5 qualities. Keep reading to find out what they are.

1. Honesty We know it might sound cliche, but honesty is extremely important in any healthy relationship. We’re willing to bet that nobody enjoys being lied to, especially by someone they care about. It’s important to give your partner the same courtesy and make sure to tell the truth. In the grand scheme of things, most people would rather hear a hard truth than be lied to. Lying in a relationship doesn’t make the relationship sustainable. Instead, it makes it very hard to trust your significant other. This brings us to…

2. Trust

If you aren’t honest with your partner, it will be difficult (or impossible) for them to trust you. Without trust, it’s also difficult (or impossible) to have a functional relationship. Relationships are supposed to enhance your life, not hinder it. If you can’t trust your partner (or vice versa) and you’re constantly worried about what they’re doing behind your back, that definitely will make your life more difficult. That’s not what relationships are supposed to do.

3. Understanding

A healthy relationship should work like a team. A couple, or team of people, is supposed to have each others’ backs. Ideally, they should also be able to understand where the other person is coming from. That’s not always as easy as it sounds, particularly during fights and moments of stress. However, a couple in a healthy relationship has to at least be willing to try to understand where the other person is coming from, and be willing to put in the work to get there. 4. Communication Misunderstandings are one thing that can easily lead to fights, pain, and a couples’ ultimate downfall. It is pretty easy for misunderstandings to spring up whenever a couple doesn’t have good communication. We know that it can be hard to talk about your thoughts and feelings. However, once you start to do it, it will be easier for your partner to understand you. Once your partner understands you (and vice versa), communication will flow easier. It’s crazy how the qualities on this list are all connected, huh?!

5. Respect If you and your partner don’t respect each other, the rest of the qualities on this list will likely be pretty hard to come by. Once you respect each other, most of these other qualities will probably come more naturally. If you truly love and care for your partner, it should also get easier to respect each other. This also sounds cliche, but one important factor in any relationship is to apply the golden rule - treat others the way you would like to be treated.

Just like how we said above that you probably wouldn’t want your significant other lying to you, we bet that you would prefer your partner treat you with respect. Treat them the way you would want them to treat you, and then you are one step closer to having a healthy and successful relationship. Although this article is about romantic relationships, these 5 qualities are essential for any type of relationship to be successful. Honesty, trust, understanding, communication, and respect are important to have between you and your family members and friends, too. These 5 qualities should be applied to the relationships between you and anyone you care about. With these in mind, we hope you have a great summer and meet lots of amazing people, flings or otherwise! So happy to share this with you loving folks. Keep loving & living.

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Reporter for this article is Jessica Nemire

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