Towards Healthy Relationships: Exploring Green Flags
Are you seeking a healthy relationship?
Are you looking for a partner for life?
Do you get confused between red flags and green
flags?
If YES, this blog is for you!
While everyone around talks
about the Red flags in a relationship, I thought of brainstorming over what
might potential Green flags be. Green flags in a relationship are the
positive behaviors and characteristics leading to a healthy and supportive partnership.
As Red flags warn of potential issues or toxicity, green flags signal that
you're in a relationship that would foster growth, respect, love and long-term
happiness. Having discovered that these green flags could catalyze fostering
love, trust and longevity of the relationship, the following are some green
flags that can be considered while selecting your soulmate and a partner for
life:
· Mutual Respect: First and the foremost thing in a relationship is Respect. Respect for
each other's feelings, emotions, efforts, needs, etc. Treating with respect
even in times of conflicts and disagreements is something that adds beauty to a
relationship.
· Open and Effective Communication: This includes not only expressing oneself clearly
but also lending an open ear to what your partner wants to express. Willingness
to discuss lays the foundation stone for effective communication.
· Dependence Independence Inter-dependence: It is needed that both partners rely on each other. Support,
encouragement and involvement in each other's lives indicate that they care and
are interacting effectively.
· Healthy Boundaries: Although their involvement in each other's lives
is one of the green flags, one needs to ensure that the level of involvement is
optimal. Every individual, at times, needs personal space as a part of
self-care, hence, establishing healthy boundaries is a must.
· Conflict Resolution: While respecting individual differences, partners
need to listen to each other's viewpoints and opinions. Conflicts in a
relationship are a sign that two people are interacting. (No
conflicts at all seem to be harmful and that indicates less interaction. Having
said this, I don't mean that one should have conflicts with one's partner all
the while…. Point to be noted! …LOL! ). Resolving conflicts by actively talking about
them, discussing and finding mutually beneficial solutions without resorting to
blame or criticism.
· Mutual Growth: A partner who cares about mutual growth can be a big green flag.
Celebrating each other's successes and standing by their side in times of
challenging situations, thereby helping one's partner to become the best
version of oneself.
The above-discussed points are
not an exhaustive list of the green flags one can look for, however, these can
serve as a small help to start with and tailor one's green flags that suit
one's needs and preferences.
Indeed, no relationship is perfect.
It has to be nurtured with love, willingness and efforts.
Trust me, every small effort
counts!
