Being in a good relationship means you don’t have to agree on everything, such as liking all of each other’s friends and interests, but it does mean respecting each other’s opinion and behaving well towards each other’s friends and family. It’s being able to sort out differences about things and friends that are important to you.

A good relationship has an established pattern of listening to each other and working through differences in very practical ways. For example, if you want to go shopping with your friends on Saturdays, your boyfriend is able to do something he likes that you’re not so keen on, such as jamming with friends.

People are willing to change in good relationships. Some young men have some ideas about being entitled to some things that women aren’t. Respectful men will change when you point out something is not fair and is causing you problems.

(If you find that you are having to repeat yourself frequently and no long term change is happening, you may be in an unfair relationship)