What To Look For In A Guy: Three Requirements Of A Healthy Relationship
Dear Daughter,
What do you look for in a guy? How will you recognize a good relationship? What can you do to help a good relationship develop and grow? Let me give you three things that are necessary for healthy relationships of any kind. These three things are respect, empathy, and genuineness.
I believe that you know what is meant by respect. When people have respect for each other they value each other. They want to know each others needs, thoughts sand opinions. There may be disagreements, but the opposing opinion is respected and even valued, if only because the opinion is important to the other person. This can be hard to do at times. It is related to maturity. As we mature we are better able to hold respect for others.
Think about respect as you date different people. Show respect for your date. Does he show respect for you? Is he interested in your opinions? Does he ask what you would like to do or where you would like to go? These are signs of respect.
Empathy is a wonderful trait to develop. Empathy is the ability to put oneself in the other persons shoes and to...