Healthy Relationships

Healthy Relationships

"The three C’s:
Communication
Cooperation
Compromise

Healthy relationships take time, commitment and effort
žMost healthy relationships don't progress like a fairy tale.
žThere are hard times in every relationship.
žIt is how people work together through the difficult times that separates successful relationships from failed relationships."

• How would you portray a normal relationship versus an abnormal relationship using these categories?

Well any relationship is unique to the partnership, so a better way to say it would be a happy vs. not-so-happy relationship. The happy one would be using the 3 C's (of course), but they also would consider each other's time, effort, and responsibilities. As friends they would respect if they want to keep something secret or share it with them, or give them time or space they need to either recover or make other friendships. As a couple they should consider that the other does not need to be with the, 24/7- you can still like each other from far away. For a not-so-happy couple/friendship they would be needy/clingy, selfish– only thinking of their time and effort–and they would not be using the 3 C's. 

• Think about a group (2 or more) of people that weathered a difficult time together and came out closer and had a stronger bond because of it. List the healthy ways they worked through the problem that made the end successful. How did they utilize the 3 Cs?

My mom and dad, for example. They always talk about stuff many times, and they always try to see the other side of the situation. They always try to communicate, cooperate, and compromise. They're a really great example of keeping and cultivating a healthy relationship to me.