The Relationship Bill of Rights
Amy Lee Smith
I have the right to be friends with whomever I choose.
I have the right to not be friends with someone
who makes me feel uncomfortable.
I have the right to trust myself alone above all others.
I have the right to trust my instincts and feelings.
I have the right to be treated as a person.
I have the right to be angry.
I have the right to say No.
I have the right to be assertive.
I have the right to ask for what I need.
I have the right to communicate my ideas and expect
them to be received with respect.
I have the right to be understood and cared for.
I have the right to understand and care for
whomever I choose.
I have the right to change.
I have the right to change a relationship so that it
is healthier for me and my friend.
I have the right to healthy relationships, and the right
to work to make them that way.