A romantic relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves emotional or physical intimacy. While a romantic relationship is most commonly a romantic sexual relationship, it can also be a non-romantic relationship involving close friends, family members, or acquaintances. It can also be an intimate relationship outside of marriage or a commitment to marry and start a family. If you are in a relationship right now and would like to know what your options are, here are some things to consider:



Romantic relationships are not always happy ones, even if the couples involved are in love. Even when the couples involved are in love, they may have conflicts over certain aspects of their relationship such as their gender preferences, career goals, etc. When there is no romance in a relationship, one or both partners may feel emotionally disconnected from each other. There are several ways to address these issues such as going on a date, spending time alone together, confiding in a counselor or priest, etc. Work relationships are usually the best kind of relationships for which intimacy is not necessarily required; however, there is a fine line between having too much intimacy with one another and being too connected.




One of the more common reasons why a couple might feel disconnected from one another is that one person is from a different culture or religion. For example, if the person from the Jewish faith believes differently than the person in the Roman Catholic Church, they may feel disconnected from one another because of their different beliefs. This is one of the easier problems to sort out in a relationship because it does not require one partner to give up their entire life, religion, etc. It simply requires one partner to adjust their beliefs a bit to fit into the other partner's religion.



Being healthy means having positive, open communication relationships where all parties are comfortable. Healthy relationships are usually governed by shared values and attitudes. These shared attitudes usually originate from a strong sense of faith or belief. Most healthy relationships are happy and fun relationships.

All too often, in a breakup, a couple may feel like they have lost everything they once shared and that their partner has lost something as well. This loss of shared power can cause those involved to experience deep sadness, feelings of loss, anger, and resentment. In this case, each individual needs to take responsibility for the actions and words they have chosen to say. If you choose to blame your partner, the only person that you will have to blame is yourself. If you choose to listen to your partner's feelings and listen to your own, then you have already taken steps towards healing your relationship. The negative actions, words, and situations that you have experienced will have been left behind and will no longer affect you or your partner in any way. 



Being in a relationship with someone is an amazing thing. However, all too often, these beautiful relationships are broken by tragedy or abuse. This is why it is important to make sure that you are doing everything possible to make sure that you do not end up in a situation where you will be harmed. The most important thing that you can do is work on becoming more self-aware. Your safety and the safety of your intimate partner should be your number one priority.