Definition’s for Couples of “emotional safety”

Feeling completely secure

• Knowing that you are loved

• Being accepted for who you are

• Feeling relaxed and less tense

• Being cared for above anyone else

• Feeling free to express who you really are

• Being loved unconditionally

• Feeling confident and less insecure

• Feeling respected

• Being with someone who is trustworthy

• Feeling comfortable around the person I am with

• Being there for me

• Being fully understood

• Feeling valued and honored

• Loving reassurance

• Feeling a deep sense that the relationship is solid

• Allowing ourselves to open fully to give and receive love

• Not being judged

• Seeing me for who I am

• Accepting my flaws as part of the whole package

• Maintaining an atmosphere of and for open communication

It would be wonderful to have all of these things as the foundation for your marital relationship. Emotional safety is feeling free to open up and reveal who you really are, knowing that your spouse will still love, understand and accept, and value you, no matter what! (My few added words with The Heart of Remarriage, page 93). Sherry