- Partnerships
- joint decisions
- shared responsibilities
- Economic Equality
- freedom in issues of work, school, & money
- Emotional Honesty
- feel safe to share fears and insecurities
- Sexual Respect
- accept that no means no
- caring of needs and wants
- Physical Safety
- respect partner's space
- express issues without violence
- Supportive, Trusting
- listen & understand
- value partner's opinion
- Respectful
- a safe, comfortable relationship
- sensitive to other's needs
| - Domination
- abuser decides
- servant/master
- Economic Control
- deny job freedom
- withhold money
- Emotional Manipulation
- use jealously, passion and stress to justify
actions
- Sexual Abuse
- treat partner as sex object
- force partner to do things
- Physical Abuse
- hit, choke, kick, pinch, pull hair, poke, twist arms,
trip, bite, restrain
- Controlling
- name calling, mind games
- isolate partner from friends
- Intimidating
- charming in public, menacing in private
- destroying property
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