good-and-health-relationships

Your health and relationship both play a huge part in your day to day life. Being in love and in a sustained committed relationship is one of the best feelings a person can desire. But it’s also important to understand how your relationships is affecting your health and wellbeing. After all,

“Love knows no difference between life and death, the one who gives you a reason to live is also the one who takes your Breath Away.”

Research has shown that your health and relationship affects each other psychologically and physically.

There are basically two types of relationships.

•         A Good and Healthy Relationship.
•         A Bad and Toxic Relationship.

How do relationships affect our health?

Good and Healthy Relationship

Let us first talk about the positive side of being in a relationship. According to Dr. John Gottman, if you sustain a happy and intimate relationship with your partner, which is a committed relationship that lasts a lifetime. Then you’re healthier.

When you get sick you recover faster, you live significantly longer probably 15 years longer all other things being considered, than if you had a relationship that fell aside or that had no relationship stayed alone. So there is a huge gain in having a sustained relationship that is fairly happy and it’s true for both partners. It’s a very important part of living a healthy happy life not only that but if you have children, the children turn out better. They’re more secure, they’re more successful in their relationships and they do better in school, they’re more contented, they achieve more and become productive citizens with two parents who really love each other.

Bad and Toxic Relationship

What is the science behind bad relationships and how they affect your physical and mental health?

Bad relationships can lead to many health problems such as Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Sleeping Disorder, Diabetes, Tension, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, and the list goes on…

Unhealthy relationships not only harm you psychologically but also physically. When couples are in a constant state of conflict, it’s harmful to their health and wellbeing. Their blood pressure rises, and they suffer emotionally with all the above-mentioned diseases. That affects their body and increases risks of developing diabetes, heart problems, etc. There’s also a link between physical and psychological health and sexuality. As your physical and mental health deteriorates, thus will your sexual health.

What Are The Ways To Keep Your Relationship Happy And Healthy?

Countless people wish to be in happy, and sustained relationships, however these days, in an exceedingly dating scene plagued with superficiality and an abundance of choice. Making a relationships long term, while staying sane is way easier said. Than done. The initial spark is great. But it takes much more than attraction to sustain a relationship. What are some ways in which we are able to keep a healthy relationship? And ensure long happiness with our partners? You may ask here are 12 signs you’re in a healthy relationship.

1. You communicate openly A great relationship starts with transparency Do you feel like you could communicate about anything with your partner? From personal needs to taboo topics? Do both of you take the time to listen and empathize with each other? Good communication means using a sort of techniques, which includes: welcoming body language, concentrated listening, and respectful language
2. You argue. This may sound strange, however arguing sometimes is actually healthy during a relationship Otherwise, and you’re probably just bottling up your feelings and letting them become resentment. Couples who communicate well can argue effectively, both parties can state their opinions whilst trying to understand where the other person is coming from. They also know when to apologize if they are wrong. This point, however, shouldn’t be confused with destructive fighting. In which couples use aggressive behavior and language to hurt one another after they disagree about an issue.
3. You keep relationship details private it’s normal to turn to close friends and family for relationship advice once you run into conflict with your partner. But making your issues public, on social media is ’passive aggressive’ and can damage the trust you’ve built with them. Everyone needs a sense of privacy to feel safe, even your relationships.
4. You don’t hold grudges. The more you get to know your partner, the more you may get on each other’s nerves, which is normal. We all get a little agitated from time to time, and say and do things we don’t mean that can upset our partner But, holding a grudge. Even after they apologize sincerely. Can hurt your relationship, in the long run, be sure to talk things out instead when you’re upset, and learn to let go.
5. You have realistic expectations. The ‘perfect partner’ doesn’t exist. It not a piece of cake keep a relationship going. Healthy couples understand, that the key to a long-lasting relationship is a commitment, open communication, and compromise.
6. You take time, and space for yourself. Being in a healthy relationship. Doesn’t mean you’re glued at the hip. It means you two can have separate lives, interests, and friends, and maintain your own sense of individuality. Without fearing that your partner is going to be jealous, or resentful. It’s essential to have a life outside of a relationship.
7. You trust each other. Healthy couples can spend time away from each other, without worrying about their whereabouts, or who they’re with Stalking a partner on social media and asking them for constant updates, however. Are signs of trust issues or co-dependency, Trust, means respecting your partner’s decisions, and feeling secure.
8. You enjoy spending time together. Whether that’s dinner dates or cuddling on the couch. You enjoy spending time together with your partner no matter what. A healthy relationship involves taking time out of your busy schedule to connect with your partner it is not just an obligation, but the simplest way for you to enjoy your life.
9. You are friends. Great couples share common interests, enjoy hanging out together and making one another laugh. Like best friends, healthy couples will talk about “anything” and confide in one another without fear of judgment. It is important to feel comfy with your partner.
10. You make decisions together. Healthy relationships are not a power struggle. They’re a partnership that enables both individuals, to have an equal say. If you disagree on which restaurant to go to for your date, one of you will have to surrender, but next weekend. The choice should be yours. Compromise is essential.
11. You get intimate. This is extremely beneficial in healthy relationships. But so is intimacy. Intimacy can be bonding. Sexually, or otherwise, Familiarity or romance. Maintaining a healthy relationship means hoarding your partner with affection Quality time, Gift giving, or other forms of love language.
12. You make each other better. Fixing, Is not the same as supporting. Healthy relationships required a couple that love one another for who they are. Not who they “want” them to be. After all, it was who and how they are that made you like them in the first place.