Someone who celebrates your success, supports you through you challenges and respects your personal boundaries is someone we all deserve, and someone we all should aim to be for our partner.
Setting healthy boundaries
Setting healthy boundaries are is necessary for every relationship, this could bewhether a romantic or platonic relationship. Boundaries are when you identify what behaviour you will or won’t accept. Setting healthy boundaries ensures that each person is respected. Recognising and setting your boundaries is a form of self-care, to ensure you put your time, space and wellbeing first.
Red flags
Red flags in relationships are warning signs that behaviour from a partner is not what is expected in a healthy and caring relationship. Red flags could include negative or destructive behaviours that indicate the relationship is unhealthy and you are not being treated with the respect you deserve. This article gives some examples of what red flags in relationships might look like.
Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse is any incident of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of their gender or sexuality. This can include but isn’t limited to the following types of abuse:
- physical
- emotional
- psychological
- sexual
- financial
Domestic abuse can look very different in each individual’s circumstance. Domestic abuse can be an isolated incident or a pattern or behaviour and incidents. Report + Support is a tool you can use to access specialist support if you have experienced domestic abuse.
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