Hello,

In a recent conversation I was lamenting over the fact that I don't think I really understand how to be in a healthy romantic relationship. I am my worst critic and am not very kind to myself at times so I have been beating myself up over this. This very wise person asked me to go back and think of the earliest memory I have of a couple who modeled what a healthy relationship looks like. Easy right? WRONG! There wasn't ONE SINGLE COUPLE! So she then asked me to think of a person who modeled what emotional health looked like. Again, not one single example came to mind. After searching my mind for a time I came up with one person when I was in grade 11. It is no wonder I don't know how to have a healthy relationship. What an epiphany.

What are your experiences?