Healthy relationships don’t look the same for everyone since people have different needs. Our specific needs around communication, sex, affection, space, shared hobbies or values, and so on may change throughout life.

So, a relationship that works in our 20s may be nothing ...

1. Respect for privacy and space. We don’t have to be with our partner 24/7.
2. Our partner encourages us to spend time with friends without them, and to participate in activities that we enjoy.
3. We...

1. Boundaries

We and our partner are able to find ways to meet each other’s’ needs in ways that we both feel comfortable with.

2. Communication

4. Consent

Most commonly used when we’re being sexually active, giving consent means that we are okay with what is happening, and that no one is forcing us or guilting us into doing anything that we don’t want to do. Consen...