Healthy Relationships

Building Healthy Relationships: Foundations for a Good Relationship A good relationship is built on a solid foundation of: Love Respect Honesty Communication Trust Friendship Commitment

Building Healthy Relationships: Foundations for a Good Relationship Characteristics of a healthy relationship: Comfortable with each other (able to be themselves) Have mutual respect and help each other (bring out the best in each other) Support each other (work together) Don’t attempt to change or control the other person (respect their partner for who they are) Trust and honesty Enjoy each other’s company (have fun together) Accept the good and the bad

Spiritual Consequences of Being Sexually Active Sex is giving the gift of yourself to another person. The sexual self has a spiritual nature. Sex without spirituality: Involves basic animal instincts rather than love Does not acknowledge the deep desire to love and be loved Can make people suspicious of the world and future relationships Can cause suffering through emotional and spiritual harm Allows people to be used and treated as objects Does not respect the dignity of the human person

Three Kinds of Friendship Utilitarian: you are friends with a person for what they can give you. Common Interest: you are friends because you share an interest (eg. sport, music ) The Good of the Other: you seek the best for the other person, you don’t want bad things to happen to them and you put their needs before your own.

The Difference Between Love and Lust In groups complete The Difference Between Love and Lust table