Heart to Heart
More information about the health check questions
A common component of a healthy relationship is companionship. Couples who share interests are likely to make time to be together and have a relationship that’s rich with conversation and most importantly, fun.
Intimacy means different things to different people but generally it defines a sense of
closeness and really feeling as if you know each other. Couples who take time to be physically affectionate and share their personal feelings with each other generally describe their relationship as feeling stronger as a result.
It is usually the sexual relationship between a couple that makes their relationship special and unique. It really doesn’t matter how often you make love or how
adventurous you are, what matters is that both of you find it pleasurable and rewarding.
Differences of opinion are inevitable in every relationship and consequently so are disagreements. It doesn’t matter how often you argue as long as you learn to argue constructively. Healthy conflict finds solutions and builds respect and intimacy whereas unhealthy conflict can lead to growing resentment, distance and indifference.
Unfortunately life is full of ups and downs and how you face those difficulties as a couple is a good indication of how healthy your relationship is. Whether it’s a health problem, difficulties with children, redundancy, money troubles or whatever else, when you’re able to face life challenges as a united team your relationship gets stronger.
Our personal values form a fundamental part of who we are and are something that most of us wouldn’t want to compromise. When couples share the same values such as the importance of family, fidelity or fighting for the rights of others, it builds trust between them and can create a lasting bond.
It doesn’t matter how well you get on now if you have different plans for the future. If one of you wants children and the other doesn’t, or one of you is desperate to live on a farm when the other is an ardent city type, then trouble is heading your way. But even if your relationship doesn’t feel particularly healthy right now but you’re both passionate about sharing the same future, chances are you’ll work together to achieve it.