What character traits promote healthy relationships?

Answer 1

Here are the best traits to keep your relationship healthy:

• honesty - don't lie or cheat on your partner
• openness - tell your partner how you feel about things when they happen; don't hide your emotions from them
• respect - be polite and respectful of your partner even if you're upset
• humor - don't take everything seriously; learn how to laugh at little problems and find the fun in hard work
• communication - talk to each other instead of arguing or ordering them around; tell each other what's going on in your lives, what your hopes and dreams are, what you're thinking about
• vulnerability - let your partner know what's worrying or scaring you, what makes you sad or lonely -- and let them comfort you
• love - even if you're upset with your partner, even if things are really rough, even if they're getting on your last nerve -- remember why you fell in love with them in the first place. Make a list of their best traits if you need to, and keep it where you can read it over and over.

And remember that all relationships go through times where it seems like all the good things have gone -- the trick is to survive those times and work together to make the relationship last until the good times return.