Relationship Respect
Respect Checklist
Your rights in a relationship:
If you are in a relationship, you must be treated with respect, which means your boyfriend or partner:
- is willing to compromise
- lets you feel comfortable being yourself
- is able to admit to being wrong
- tries to resolve conflict by talking honestly
- enables you to feel safe being with him
- respects your feelings, your opinions and your friends
- accepts you saying no to things you don't want to do (like sex)
- accepts you changing your mind
- respects your wishes if you want to end the relationship
When someone loves you, you feel valued, respected and free to be yourself. You shouldn't be made to feel intimidated or controlled.
Think about your relationship - do you feel respected?
If you are in a relationship, you must be treated with respect, which means your boyfriend or partner:
is willing to compromise
lets you feel comfortable being yourself
- is able to admit to being wrong
- tries to resolve conflict by talking honestly
- enables you to feel safe being with him
- respects your feelings, your opinions and your friends
- accepts you saying no to things you don't want to do (like sex)
- accepts you changing your mind
- respects your wishes if you want to end the relationship
When someone loves you, you feel valued, respected and free to be yourself. You shouldn't be made to feel intimidated or controlled.
Please contact the National Coalition Domestic Violence Toll Free Number for more information at 1-800-799-SAFE
Susan Murphy Milano is the author of 2 books "Moving Out Moving On" when a relationhsip goes wrong and "Defending Our Lives" getting away from domestic violence & staying safe. (Doubleday Books) Visit the web site at www.movingoutmovingon.com
