Healthy Relationships and Social Media
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Social media can add new pressures to a relationship, from comparison to jealousy, making open conversation about it genuinely worthwhile for both people involved. It reflects the kind of respect that keeps trust genuinely intact. It builds the kind of trust that steadies a relationship over time. This is worth practising even when things already feel comfortable between you.
Agreeing together on what feels comfortable to share, and checking in if something online causes tension, keeps trust intact in a digital age. This becomes easier the more openly it is practised together. This is true in relationships of every length and every kind. This is worth revisiting as a relationship continues to change and grow.
1800RESPECT is on 1800 737 732, and Lifeline is on 13 11 14, both available any hour for anyone reflecting on this. Nobody expects you to have all the answers before you call. You do not have to work through this entirely on your own. You are never a bother for reaching out, whatever the hour happens to be.