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There are many different kinds of relationships such as romantic partners, family, friends, co-workers, mentors, etc. Maintaining healthy relationships is not always easy, but here are some tips that may help. These tips are useful in any sort of relationship.

Honesty

Honesty is useful in every relationship. If you are not being honest with someone in a relationship, then you cannot build trust. This can cause trust issues and tendencies to lie or do things that are out of line to see if the other person is lying.

Communication

Communication is an important skill to learn. It is useful in every aspect of your life and all relationships. Communication is important because expressing how you feel can solve many issues. When you are feeling a certain way like upset, angry or happy, if you do not tell the other person, nobody will know how you feel. It is also very important to communicate things you do not like and things you do like, so the other person can make changes and vice versa.

Understanding

Fully understanding a person can take a while, but it is helpful to understand what the person likes, dislikes, believes, agrees on and so on. When you understand people, it makes it easier to avoid conflict and know how to please them. Plus, agreeing on things like what is morally right versus wrong is a huge part of people, and can help build a strong relationship.

Independence

It is important that in a relationship, you and the other person spend some time apart. You should be able to be independent people and not rely on each other. Keeping your other relationships intact is just as important. If you spend all your time together, you could become too dependent on eachother, and your other relationships may fall apart.

Balance

Relationships are a balance of giving and receiving. You should not expect a person to give everything up for you, and they should not expect the same either. It is nice to give things to someone you really care about, but if those actions are not reciprocated, that is a red flag. In relationships, sometimes you have to do things for other people to make them happy because you care about them, but it is important that you are happy as well, and you are also gaining something from the relationship. Make sure you are not changing who you are for anyone else. 

Healthy relationships are something that everyone deserves. If you are looking for a new relationship, you know it can be hard. Busy schedules, awkward dates, finding new people, social distancing, you know the drill. It is definitely not easy, but Bumble is. Bumble is a dating app that is pressure free. There are no commitments, no costs and no hassle. Bumble is for everyone no matter your gender, sexuality, age (18+), race, religion or anything else. This dating app matches you with people based on your location. The reason I love Bumble so much is that if you are looking for an opposite sex relationship, the women have to reach out to a match first. If you looking for a same sex realtionship, anyone can reach out first.

Are you looking for something simple, or even just a new friend? Bumble’s got you. Are you looking for your life long partner? Bumble’s got you! The range that Bumble carries is great. Bumble has settings for meeting new romantic partners, friends or even networking. Most importantly, Bumble makes me feel safe. Bumble promotes healthy relationships by making sure that everyone is using the app correctly and is always there to support you if something goes wrong. Let’s help promote healthy relationships with Bumble!

 Alyssa Vagnoni- Junior studying Communications at University of Kentucky.