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Personal
Development
Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Responsibilities in a
Relationship
 ____ 8.
You were able to make your own decisions about spending your
money without worrying about your partner’s reaction.
____ 9. You can discuss pregnancy and parenting decisions and your view is
respected.
____ 10. You feel isolated from friends and family.
Source: http://washingteenhelp.org/your-relationships/your-love-life (Deped Personal Development Module page 71)

What is It

Hello there, Senior High Learners! I know your answers are correct, as you
already have an idea about healthy relationship from your previous module. You also
learned that relationships are not static and that they continually evolved for us to
nurture to stay healthy and balance. Proceed to know how in addition to knowing
your rights and responsibilities in a relationship.

NURTURE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

A relationship cannot grow and flourish on its own, it needs effort and hard
work from both parties. Here are the suggested ways in keeping relationship healthy
and mutually beneficial:
A “thank you”, can boost In times of betrayal and
positive emotions and can disagreement forgiveness is an
strengthen relationships option then move on

Family first, they Learn to

Practice
are the source of forgive
Gratitude Open yourself and
comfort healthy others in a gentle and
way. Connect Be non-judgmental
with your Nurture Compassionatemanner
family Your
Relationships
Spend
Give time to the right Acceptance of other’s
socialize in a amount of Accept strengths and
balance and time others weakness without
Create
healthy way together compromising your
Ritual
welfare
Together

Nurture closeness through enjoying common interest

Adapted from: https://tinyurl.com/y54rn3zo (DepEd Personal Development Module page 67-68)

The diagram above showed the interrelatedness of our actions in nurturing

relationships.

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RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN A RELATIONSHIP

For the relationship to last and become beneficial is it important that

responsibilities had to be well-performed and basic rights had to be respected and
protected.

Responsibilities in a Basic Rights in a Relationship

Relationship

1. Be responsible for what you think 1. The right to emotional support

and say to the other person.
2. Be responsible for what you
promise to do or not do.
3. Ensure the relationship is mutually
beneficial.
4. Respect the other party or parties
involved.
5. Be ready to provide support when
needed.
2. The right to be heard by other and to
respond
3. The right to have your own point of
view, even if this differs from your
partner’s
4. The right to have your feelings and
experiences acknowledged as real
5. The right to live free from accusation
and blame
6. The right to live free from criticism
and judgment
7. The right to live free from emotional
and physical threat
8. The right to live free from angry
outbursts and rage
9. The right to be respectfully asked
rather than ordered

Guide Questions:
1. How we can relay our emotions and/or ideas to others to be heard correctly
and interpreted properly?
2. What are the reasons a person can stand and hold on promises of the future
from another?
3. Do you believe in “letting go is loving you”? Why or why not? Cite
situations/events in which setting yourself free is showing love.
4. How you assure yourself and the next person with you that time is not a
question for you being together?

In a relationship, give and take is best and knowing thyself is needed for it to
nourished.

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 What’s More

After reading the discussion above, you now understood how important
healthy relationships are to our well-being in maintaining such communication are
vital to keep it going. For it to thrive it also demands shared responsibility and most
of all it needs mutual love and respect for it to last a lifetime.
Now, let us have a short activity to show your understanding about the topic.
Put a checkmark on the box before the statement that talked about responsibilities
in a relationship.

Activity 3: RELATIONSHIP BUCKET LIST

Together Let’s…

1. Pray for each other.

2. Care each other less.
3. Celebrate special occasions.
4. Hide secrets from one another.
5. Fulfill the promise of supporting each other.
6. Taking advantage of the kindness of the other.
7. Find time in watching sunset at the beach together.
8. Being there for each other in good times and bad times.
9. Be willing to understand and accept each other’s limitations.
10. Be open to one another when there’s problem about the
relationship.

What I have Learned

Activity 4: MAKING CONNECTIONS

This is to check your comprehension about what you had read in this module.
Read the statement and make the connections by writing the word/s or sentence/s
that you were able to read from this module that will prove, explain or justify the
statement given and then write your thoughts about it.