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2.Choose healthy relationships from
start. Don't go out looking for a red dress and settle for beige! Don't be desperate - be choosey!
3.Move slowly and develop a strong foundation. Don't get enmeshed in an emotional relationship before you see
hazards and recognize
danger.
4.Nurture good relationships. Take
first step to schedule a get together or just chat on
phone.
5.Develop excellent communication and conflict resolution skills, and use them. This in itself can drastically change a relationship.
6.Develop assertiveness skills. Passive people ignore their needs and get walked on. Aggressive people walk on others to get what they want. Assertive people learn to get their needs met without walking on anyone.
7.Learn to really listen. Listen with body, mind and spirit.
8.Be self-aware. When a misunderstanding happens, check it out. Be sure you have all
information. Determine what part you played in
situation.
9.Develop intuition and body awareness so you can identify relationship stress in your body immediately, as it is happening. Then deal with it appropriately before it gets deadly.
10.Lose
denial. If something isn't right, deal with it. Don't play pretend and wake up too late. All relationships have misunderstandings. It's how we deal with them that counts.
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