This is http://www.essayz.com/b0202151.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %CHARACTERISTICS COMMON WITHIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP+020215 %SHARING SELF OTHER STORIES EXPERIENCES THOUGHTS+020215 %INTEGRATIVE INTIMATE LOVERS COOPERATION PLEASURES+020215 %MUTUALITY BALANCE SAFE VULNERABILITY RESPECT KNOWN 020215 What are the characteristics which are common in relationships which are: Healthy Un-healthy OPEN SECRETIVE HONEST DECEPTIVE SHARED POSSESSIVE MUTUAL UNILATERAL GENTLE VIOLENT HEALING COERCIVE LIBERATING DOMINEERING AUTHENTIC COLLUSIVE CREATIVE CONFORMAL IMAGINATIVE REPRESSIVE GROWING CONVENTIONAL INTEGRATIVE EXCLUSIVE CIVIL OFFENSIVE INTIMATE DEFENSIVE RELAXED CONTENTIOUS Healthy relationships entail the sharing of: visions, dreams, desires, hopes, aspirations, beliefs, convictions, fears, anxieties, benefits, costs, advantages, pleasures, etc. Individual people may have accomplished much and be wealthy in terms of money and possessions, but yet be involved in many un-healthy relationships, and not enjoy any healthy relationships. Other individuals may have accomplished little of note and have little money or possessions, but yet be involved in many healthy relationships, and not suffer any un-healthy relationships. Individual people may be unable to tolerate knowing about healthy people who are involved in many intimate/healthy relationships which are not being unilaterally controlled by any person, group or ideology --- and so try to control such relationships. They try to control the sharing of information about such non-conventional relationships. Other individuals may enjoy knowing about and sharing stories about healthy people who are within intimate/healthy relationships which are not being unilaterally controlled by any person, group or ideology --- and so spread knowledge about how to facilitate healthy relations which are mutually satisfying to those involved directly or indirectly. They violate the tacit rules of addicts, codependent supporters, colluders, and supporters of diverse forms of "The Domination System". (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================