{"id":666621,"date":"2019-02-07T17:45:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T22:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oied.ncsu.edu\/divweb\/?p=666621"},"modified":"2019-02-07T17:45:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T22:45:16","slug":"building-healthy-relationship-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/07\/building-healthy-relationship-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Healthy Relationship Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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This article is the second in a series on healthy relationships by Leah Block. former co-president of The Movement<\/a>,\u00a0a student organization that focuses on interpersonal violence peer education and advocacy efforts.
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It\u2019s February, the month of love. What better time to reflect on what we know about loving practices?<\/p>\n

Look back on a time when you sat down with a parent, teacher or adult mentor and received a comprehensive answer to the question “What is a healthy relationship?” Did you get a real answer about what constitutes a healthy intimate relationship?<\/p>\n

Healthy intimate relationships are not a part of most common-core curricula. Many people first gain ideas about intimacy and romance through media messages in movies, music and TV shows. Unfortunately, representations of intimate relationships in the media often embody unhealthy and even psychologically damaging<\/a> practices, according to Nancy Bern\u2019s study on social media and relationships. Think about it. Have you ever:<\/p>\n