Sources and original illustrations

Primary references and the limits of this educational collection.

Primary references

• NHS: Maintaining healthy relationships and mental wellbeing — Listening, check-ins, time apart, boundaries, stress, conflict and permission to leave an unhealthy relationship.
• RAINN: Consent 101 — Clear, voluntary, ongoing consent; respecting withdrawal and stopping when participation is uncertain.
• loveisrespect: What are my boundaries? — Personal, physical and digital boundaries; changes freely chosen; distinction between boundaries and control.
• loveisrespect: Respect in a healthy relationship — Equality, autonomy, honest communication, supportive behavior and respecting opinions.
• loveisrespect: How can I communicate better? — Appropriate timing, attention, honest discussion and caution when communication advice could create danger.
• loveisrespect: Healthy online boundaries — Freely chosen digital agreements, changing preferences and technology-based control.
• Gottman Institute: The Four Horsemen and antidotes — Specific complaints, respectful openings, taking responsibility and pausing an overwhelmed conflict discussion.
• Gottman Institute: Six conflict-management skills — Conflict dialogue, repair, influence and recognizing that recurring differences may need management.
• loveisrespect: Support systems at home — Outside support, practical and emotional help, privacy preferences and communicating support needs.
• loveisrespect: Self-care — Individual interests, time for oneself and choosing personally useful support.
• loveisrespect: Disrespectful behavior — Trust, noncontrolling boundaries, personal choices and responding to jealousy or insecurity.
• loveisrespect: Emotional boundaries — Different emotional pacing and trust developing through choices and behavior.
• loveisrespect: Relationships and cultural context — Considering individual circumstances without excusing abuse through cultural assumptions.
• Gottman Institute: Constructive conversations about money — Respectful money discussions and exploring meanings behind financial differences.
• Gottman Institute: Mindful apology — Owning behavior, repair and concrete improvement after an ordinary relationship hurt.
• loveisrespect: Ending unhealthy relationships — Recognizing that ending a relationship can be appropriate and considering individual safety.
• loveisrespect: Online safety while dating — Device and account monitoring risks; private browsing does not guarantee invisible activity; individualized technology safety support.

Original visual material

The diagrams in this edition are original SVG illustrations explaining the sequence or decisions in each guide. They do not show a laboratory experiment, a personal trip or a tested product result. No photographs from the linked sources are reproduced.

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References were consulted during preparation of this edition. A source may cover a broader or narrower question than a particular guide; the support notes above explain why it is listed. Read the original for methodology, exceptions and updates.