By Kiara Nicholson, HCWC Prevention Educator
and Brandon Pendleton, HCWC Primary Prevention Coordinator
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]obody has relationships “figured out,” and no relationship is perfect. It might seem like that couple a few doors down from you is flawless, or your friend’s grandparents who have been married for decades are straight out of a fairytale, but no doubt they too have disagreements and bad days along with all of their good. At HCWC, we know that even though every partnership takes work, sometimes difficult work, there is no reason for violence or control to be a part of it.
If you have young people in your life, it’s important to have these hard relationship conversations and to have them more than just once. Normalize it; make it a common thing for people in your household to talk about their relationships and friendships (it might be awkward at first, but gets easier the more you do it).
