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How would I know that I have a healthy relationship with someone?

All relationships are personal and all relationships are different, so it can be dificult to say that one relationship is healthier than another. Here are some things to think about when considering how healthy a relationship is…

• Do you feel good about yourself when you are around that person?
• Do you think that there is an equal amount of give and take?
• Do you feel safe around the other person?
• Do you enjoy spending time with the other person, instead of feeling like you’re pressured into spending time with him or her?
• Do you feel that you can trust him or her with your secrets?

If you don’t feel that there is good communication, sharing and trust, you may not be in an particularly healthy relationship. Remember, though, that trust takes time to build and you have to take care of your relationships with thoughtfulness and patience.

If you are not feeling good about how things are going, try talking to the other person about how you are feeling. If you aren’t able to work on making things better together, you may need to end the relationship.

If it’s hard for you to stop spending time together, keep talking to the other person about how to make your relationship healthier. Sometimes, there isn’t anything you can do to make the relationship better, and staying involved can be hurtful to you.

You can also ask a trusted adult for advice, especially if you are having trouble leaving a relationship that doesn’t make you happy. By learning how to build healthy relationships now, you will be able to have them with people you meet throughout your life!

Contact Details & Links

Name: Relate
Web: http://www.relate.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 0300 100 1234
Info: Relate offers advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultations and support face-to-face, by phone and through this website.

Name: Child Line
Web: http://www.childline.org.uk
Email: Form oOn Website
Tel: 0800 1111
Info: ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people. The line is run by the charity the NSPCC.

Name: Samaritans
Web: www.samaritans.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 08457 909090
Info: Confidential help for anyone who is experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.

Name: Get Connected
Web: http://www.getconnected.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 0808 8084994
Info: Get Connected is the national helpline for young people under-25 and has been providing free, confidential help for over 10 years

Name: SupportLine
Web: http://www.supportline.org.uk/
Email: info@supportline.org.uk
Tel: 01708 765200
Info: SupportLine offer confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post.

Name: ‘Sex – worth talking about it’ website – NHS Choices
Web: http://www.nhs.uk/worthtalkingabout/Pages/sex-worth-talking-about.aspx
Email:
Tel:
Info: Department of Health website with information on sex, sexual health and STIs

Name: Family Planning Association (FPA)
Web: Guide to contracpetion – http://www.fpa.org.uk/helpandadvice/contraception/guidetocontraceptionmethods
Email:
Tel: 029 20 644034
Info: The FPA is a sexual health charity in the UK. Their aim is to help establish a society in which everyone has positive, informed and non-judgemental attitudes to sex and relationships; where everyone can make informed choices about sex, relationships and reproduction so that they can enjoy sexual health free from prejudice or harm.

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