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.

What are 5 characteristics of a healthy relationship?

Healthy RelationshipsMutual respect. Respect means that each person values who the other is and understands the other persons boundaries.Trust. Partners should place trust in each other and give each other the benefit of the doubt.Honesty. Compromise. Individuality. Good communication. Anger control. Fighting fair.More items