Which Relationship Should We Nurture Rather Than Walk Away From?

Not Everyone is made for each other

You know when you have that one person in your life who gets you, no matter what? Who makes you feel like they’re on your team, cheering for your successes and helping shoulder the burden of your failures? That’s not just a friend. That’s a partner.

A healthy relationship is the type of bond that inspires you to live your best life, the kind that makes you feel like you can do anything because they’re there with you.

But while some relationships are born of convenience or habit, healthy relationships are forged from mutual understanding and shared values.

They’re different from co-dependent relationships in that they empower you to be better, not worse. They fill the gaps in each other’s lives without smothering them with too much attention or expectation.

Here are some signs that your relationship is one you want to nurture instead of the one you want to walk away from:

A healthy relationship means that both people feel safe and valued where they are. With this comes confidence and openness to growth, as well as a sense of security. Both people prioritize each other, which makes the relationship feel more serious than those where one person feels more important than the other.

Healthy relationships often start as being one-sided. But over time, the dynamic shifts, and the partners become an even mix of giver and receiver. One partner is not doing more than the other, nor are they always expected to give more or do more.

A couple that’s co-dependent and dependent on each other can be suffocating over time. They feel insecure and threaten to alienate the other person from their friends. Healthy couples do the opposite; they bring out the best in each other and provide a sense of stability and connection with others. They draw strength from one…

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