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Practices and principles of a healthy relationship
If there is anything that everyone is looking forward to, it is building a healthy relationship. It gives an overall joy and fulfilment, but it comes with its own pack of challenges.
A healthy relationship takes a lot of work to maintain but it can be easily achieved if partners are committed to each other. Here are some simple yet efficient ways to build a healthy relationship.
Gratitude
Be appreciative. As simple as this may sound, so many couples have neglected this simple act. It is important to show appreciation for every little gesture or effort from your spouse. Do not say “it does not matter”. Be grateful in both words and actions. A little “thank you” can perform great magic.
Trust
Trust is the backbone of every healthy relationship. It is one of the keys to a happy home, and it helps you to believe and understand your partner. A relationship that lacks trust is bound to crash eventually. Without trust, your relationship is sitting on a time bomb, ready to explode at any time.
Compliment
Compliments help in building a good relationship. It makes your partner relaxed and comfortable with you. A compliment builds the confidence of your partner. Learn how to compliment your spouse; compliment her new hairdo, her intelligence, skills, beauty, dressing, and her entire body.
Compliment your man as well. There is no joy more than knowing that your partner still finds you attractive.
Respect each other
A healthy relationship requires respect—the uttermost respect. There is a saying that “love is respect”. Respect your partner’s personality, space, opinion, style, and everything. This is an easy way to build a healthy relationship.
Keep good company
Surround yourself with the right people, people who genuinely care about you and your relationship. Stay away from negative people and toxic friends; they are capable of destroying your happiness. Some people are experts in unsolicited advice; discard immediately.
Personal space
Sometimes all you need is some time alone. To build a healthy relationship, you need some time for yourself. Living with someone for a long time could kill the spark or destroy the sweetness of your relationship. Take some time to be alone just for a while. Create your own space.
Happy hour
Have fun together. This is a great way of building a healthy relationship; it strengthens your bond. Couples who enjoy a particular hobby together are more likely to have a beautiful relationship. It builds your communication level as well as improves your intimacy.
Adequate attention
It is essential for you to learn how to give your partner your undivided attention. This is simple yet difficult. As simple as it seems, many people do not have time to listen to their partners. They are always busy with work and other activities.
Avoid abuse
Abuse is the number one enemy of a healthy relationship. Stay away from abuse whether physical or verbal abuse. It can be mental, emotional, psychological, or sexual abuse. Stay away from all. Keep your relationship clean.
Open communication
Adequate communication is a pathway to a healthy relationship. Be free to talk about anything and everything. You can settle all other factors affecting your relationship just by having an open communication style.
Remember, it is much easier to avoid a broken relationship than to amend it. Start now to practice these simple ways of building a healthy relationship.
Troubled and anxious citizens in Damongo of the Savannah Region have expressed concerns about the number of young people, believed to be under the age of 18, involved in ‘shisha’ smoking in pubs and drinking spots within the township.
Eyewitnesses say the minors were seen patronising nightlife venues, where Shisha smoking happen in the open.
The situation has sparked renewed public concern over the enforcement of child protection laws and regulations governing the operations of entertainment centres in the municipality and country as a whole.
An eyewitness, who spoke to The Spectator on conditions of anonymity for security reasons, noted that the situation was becoming increasingly common.
“This is not a one-off incident. It is becoming very common, but residents like us cannot openly report or speak about it because our lives will be at risk,” he said.
Under Ghanaian law, minors were prohibited from patronising Shisha.
Public health experts have consistently warned that shisha use exposes users to harmful substances that can negatively affect brain development, respiratory health, and overall well-being, particularly among young people.
The residents believe the alleged incidents point to broader challenges relating to youth supervision, substance abuse, and weak enforcement of existing regulations and have called on municipal authorities, security agencies, and regulatory bodies to intensify monitoring of pubs and entertainment centres to ensure compliance with the law.
In an effort to address the menace, Mr Salisu Be-Awurbi, the Savannah Regional Minister, has led public education campaigns, engaged security agencies, and supported enforcement actions to address the rising use of illicit substances in the region.
Wura Kelly Seidu Boresah I, the Chief of Damongo, has also called on all stakeholders including parents, community leaders, institutions, and young people to actively support efforts to curb drug abuse, warning that the rising consumption of hard drugs poses a serious health threat to the future of the youth in the Savannah Region.
He also cautioned individuals involved in the sale and distribution of illicit drugs to immediately desist from the practice, stressing that offenders will face arrest and prosecution in accordance with the law.
From Geoffrey Buta, Damongo, Savannah Region
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Dr Theresa Baffour, an advocate for ending violence and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SAHM SAHW Foundation, has said that society plays a critical and pivotal role in breaking the cycle of domestic violence.
According to her, domestic violence is a major contributor of making women, who are mostly the victims, mentally derailed and unable to engage in economic activities.
She said this when the foundation called on the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, to solicit support for the initiative by the “Strong and Healthy Minds, Strong and Healthy Women” (SAHM SAHW) to combat domestic violence within the Ga State.
The visit was occasioned by the fact that domestic violence cases have become quite prevalent in the Ga communities and is retarding growth.
According to her, the canker was an impediment to national development because the victims were usually tortured and would have to go through series of therapies to return to the right state of mind.
Dr Baffour mentioned that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) places a mental toll on women, and was, therefore, important to break the cycle through comprehensive mental health support, crisis intervention and empowerment programmes in communities with high rates of GBV.
This intervention, she underscored, would help in empowering the denigrated victim of domestic violence to soundly heal, build and thrive.
Dr Baffour added that the initiative would provide holistic, trauma-informed mental health care and advocacy for young women affected by domestic violence.
According to her, the above statement would create safe spaces for healing and equipping them with entrepreneurial skills for renewed hope and empowered life.
The Ga Mantse pledged his support for the laudable initiative to combat domestic violence and also acknowledged the need to address it in the Ga State.
Further endorsement came from Justice Julia Naa-Yarley Adjei Amoah, Chief of Staff at the Office of the Ga Mantse, as she commended the team of SAHM SAHW Foundation for taking a bold step to end the canker in the Greater Accra.
She added that it was a step in the right direction to save vulnerable women from torture, stress and emotional abuse.
By Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
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