Characteristic of Safe and Healthy Relationships.
- Partnerships.
- Joint decision-making
- Shared responsibilities
- Economic Equality
- Freedom to decide issues about work, school
and money.
- Physical Safety
- Respect partners physical space
- Express self non violently
- Emotional Honesty
- Feel safe to admit and share fears and insecurities.
- Sexual Respect
- Accept that 'no' means 'no'
- Supportive, Trusting
- Listen and understand
- Value partner's opinion
- Respectful
- Respect the right to different feelings, friends and
activities.
- Support partner's goals
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Characteristic of Abusive Relationships
- Domination
- Abuser decides
- Servant/Master
- Economic Control
- Deny job freedom
- Withhold money
- Physical Abuse
- Hit, choke, kick, punch, pull hair, bite, restrain, use weapons.
- Emotional Manipulation
- Use jealousy, passion, stress and frustration's to justify actions.
- Sexual Abuse
- Force partner to do things against her will.
- Controlling
- Name calling, mind games
- Isolate partner from friends, loved ones
- Intimidating
- Charming in public, Menacing in private
- Destroying property or pets
- Making light of abuse "You're too sensitive".
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