Your Future Relationships

Has your parents’ split changed your view of relationships? Are you more anxious now, or do you struggle to trust? Your future relationships are not doomed. You can build relationship skills and shape the relationships you want.

Your Direction can support you to build resilience and the relationship skills to nurture healthy relationships. Explore the resources below.

You aren’t alone

Watch the video below to hear how others are finding ways to nurture strong relationships.

Trust takes time to develop, that was a really important learning curve for me

Amara, Your Direction participant

If I am noticing something is off, I have come to accept that I will mess up and that’s normal and we will still figure our way through that

Mia, Your Direction participant

Your parents don’t dictate your future

Lydia, Your Direction participant

Your gut will tell you when things are wrong

Chloe, Your Direction participant

It made it clear that marriage is something you have to work on. You can’t really be complacent about it

Ben, Your Direction participant

How to spot red flags and green flags

One way to build your relationship confidence is by learning to spot red flags and green flags. These terms are often used in funny, lighthearted ways but when we look beyond the jokes, it can be a helpful way to think about whether your relationships are healthy and worth investing in.

How to Spot Red Flags & Green Flags in Relationships

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Learn a better way to solve problems

Get to know yourself better and improve your relationship skills. Noticing how you react when there’s a problem can help you communicate better. Are you a rhino who charges in or a hedgehog who doesn’t say anything? Use this quiz to work out your reaction style.

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Learn communication skills to build relationships

The way you text can fix a problem or make it worse. Use this worksheet to practice some replies to difficult messages.

When there’s a problem, people react in different ways. Some are rhinos — they charge in and speak without thinking. Others are hedgehogs — they don’t speak up, avoid the situation and get prickly. Knowing how you naturally respond can help you handle problems better – even over text!

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