Healthy relationships are an essential part of being human, romantic *or* platonic. # Codependency vs Interdependency In an *interdependent relationship*, both people can be independent, healthy, human beings. In a *codependent relationship*, one or both individuals in the relationship build an unhealthy reliance on the other person. They start to *need* the other person to be a happy, functioning human. This can lead to subsuming each other, and it can develop into a lack of identity, rage, and frustration. Codependent relationships are not healthy. Some common signs of codependency include: - Your sense of self-worth and self-esteem come from outside yourself. Primarily from your parter. ## Further reading: Articles: -