This post contains some of the best healthy relationship quotes.
What Does a Healthy Relationship Look Like?
A healthy relationship is characterized by mutual respect, trust, open communication, support, and compromise.
Partners in a healthy relationship treat each other with kindness, understanding, and consideration.
They are able to communicate their thoughts and feelings honestly and listen actively when their partner speaks.
Both partners feel safe and secure in the relationship and are free to be themselves without fear of judgment or criticism.
In a healthy relationship, there is a balance of give and take and both partners work together to resolve conflicts and make important decisions.
Overall, a healthy relationship fosters emotional and personal growth for both partners.
Healthy Relationship Quotes
1. “Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.” — Gloria Steinem
2. “If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.” — Barbara De Angelis
3. “My willingness to be intimate with my own deep feelings creates the space for intimacy with another.” —Shakti Gawain
4. “A healthy relationship is a feast of affection/giving for both people; not one receiving crumbs and trying to convince themselves it’s enough.” — Shannon Thomas
5. “A healthy relationship will never require you to sacrifice your friends, your dreams, or your dignity.” — Dinkar Kalotra
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6. “Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” — Albert Camus
7. “Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it’s not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.” — Amy Grant
8. “I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me.” — Roy Croft
9. “If you love a person and live the whole life with him or with her, a great intimacy will grow and love will have deeper and deeper revelations to make to you. It is not possible if you go on changing partners very often. It is as if you go on changing a tree from one place to another, then another; then it never grows roots anywhere. To grow roots, a tree needs to remain in one place. Then it goes deeper; then it becomes stronger. Intimacy is good, and to remain in one commitment is beautiful, but the basic necessity is love. If a tree is rooted in a place where there are only rocks and they are killing the tree, then it is better to remove it. Then don’t insist that it should remain in the one place. Remain true to life – remove the tree, because now it is going against life.” — Osho
10. “Real intimacy is only possible to the degree that we can be honest about what we are doing and feeling.” — Joyce Brothers
11. “If you think something positive about someone, you should tell them. It is the easiest and cheapest way to create value that exists in the world.” — Justin Kan
12. “In a healthy relationship, vulnerability is wonderful. It leads to increased intimacy and closer bonds. When a healthy person realizes that he or she hurt you, they feel remorse and they make amends. It’s safe to be honest. In an abusive system, vulnerability is dangerous. It’s considered a weakness, which acts as an invitation for more mistreatment. Abusive people feel a surge of power when they discover a weakness. They exploit it, using it to gain more power. Crying or complaining confirms that they’ve poked you in the right spot.” ― Christina Enevoldsen
13. “Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone — and finding that that’s ok with them.” — Alain de Botton
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14. “It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.” — John Joseph Powell
15. “I wonder if this is how people always get close: They heal each other’s wounds; they repair the broken skin.” — Lauren Oliver
16. “Most people are slow to champion love because they fear the transformation it brings into their lives. And make no mistake about it: love does take over and transform the schemes and operations of our egos in a very mighty way.” — Aberjhani
17. “True love is not a hide and seek game: in true love, both lovers seek each other.” — ichael Bassey Johnson
18. “The deepest moments of intimacy occur when you’re not talking.” — Patricia Love
19. “Can the purpose of a relationship be to trigger our wounds? In a way, yes, because that is how healing happens; darkness must be exposed before it can be transformed. The purpose of an intimate relationship is not that it be a place where we can hide from our weaknesses, but rather where we can safely let them go. It takes strength of character to truly delve into the mystery of an intimate relationship, because it takes the strength to endure a kind of psychic surgery, an emotional and psychological and even spiritual initiation into the higher Self. Only then can we know an enchantment that lasts.” — Marianne Williamson
20. “Intimacy is a totally different dimension. It is allowing the other to come into you, to see you as you see yourself.” — Osho
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21. “Real intimacy is a sacred experience. It never exposes its secret trust and belonging to the voyeuristic eye of a neon culture. Real intimacy is of the soul, and the soul is reserved.” — John O’Donohue
22. “Intimacy is not something that just happens between two people; it is a way of being alive. At every moment, we are choosing either to reveal ourselves or to protect ourselves, to value ourselves or to diminish ourselves, to tell the truth or to hide. To dive into life or to avoid it. Intimacy is making the choice to be connected to, rather than isolated from, our deepest truth at that moment.” — Geneen Roth
23. “Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
24. “Love in such a way that the person you love feels free.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
25. “Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.” — Ann Landers
26. “To grow in our ability to love ourselves we need to receive love as well.” — John Gray
27. “Becoming acquainted with yourself is a price well worth paying for the love that will really address your needs.” — Daphne Rose Kingma
28. “No happy and fulfilling relationship can exist without knowing the love language of your partner.” — Unknown
29. “If you love someone, you are going to physically express it by actions and not by mere empty words.” — Unknown
30. “So many people are in unfulfilling relationships because they don’t understand the importance of understanding each other’s love languages.” — Unknown
31. “Knowing your partner’s love language is so important. Not listening to them when they tell you how they need to be loved will have them feel neglected. Doesn’t matter how much you think you are loving them. If it’s not in their language, the love won’t reach them.” — Unknown
32. “Give people time to learn your love language, but be honest enough with yourself to know when your love language isn’t for them. Connections run deeper than laughs and hugs, compatibility runs deeper than patience and tolerance, and comfort runs deeper than closeness and chemistry.” — Unknown
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33. “Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” — Emily Kimbrough
34. “The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.” — Thomas Merton
35. “The purpose of a relationship is not to have another who might complete you, but to have another with whom you might share your completeness.” — Neale Donald Walsch
36. “The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands.” — Alexandra Penney
37. “This is one of the marks of a truly safe person: they are confrontable.”― Henry Cloud
38. “When your heart has room for everybody then your heart is full of love.” — Fred Rogers
39. “The relationship we have with ourselves sets the foundation for every other relationship we have.” ― Gina Senarighi
40. “Healthy Relationships… Don’t let outside circumstances diminish your inner fire. Adapt, adjust, and keep the romance alive.” ― Steve Maraboli
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7 Tips for Building a Healthy Relationship
1. Communication
Open and honest communication is key to any healthy relationship. Be sure to express your feelings and listen to your partner’s as well. Try to avoid attacking or blaming language, and focus on expressing your needs and concerns in a respectful manner.
2. Trust
You need to be able to trust your partner in order to build a strong, healthy relationship. This means being honest and reliable, and following through on your commitments.
3. Compromise
Relationships require compromise from both parties. Be willing to find solutions that work for both of you, and be flexible when it comes to making plans or decisions.
4. Respect
Respect is crucial in any healthy relationship. Treat your partner with kindness and consideration, and avoid belittling or dismissing their feelings or concerns.
5. Quality time
Spending quality time together is important in building a strong connection. Make time for date nights, shared hobbies or activities, and simple moments of intimacy like cuddling or holding hands.
6. Support
Being there for your partner during both good times and bad is a fundamental aspect of a healthy relationship. Offer your support and encouragement, and be a source of strength when they need it most.
7. Patience
Relationships take time and effort to build, so be patient with yourself and your partner as you work through challenges and build a strong connection.
Remember that no relationship is perfect, and that growth and progress take time.
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