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Dr. Joe Rothstein's avatar

Beautifully done. I resonate with this and see how evolving relationships need a continual reevaluation of boundaries.

Morgan Magauran's avatar

Your clarity about how the inner state holds the boundary is something I rarely hear people acknowledge.This post is packed with value, multi-textured aspects of clear boundaries and I plan to re-read it.

Bethany's avatar

“Intimacy is impossible to establish after that first initial contact.” <— whoa. That’s an intense statement. I have not read very much farther than this and maybe you explain it more. But this definitely puzzles me.

Nessa Emrys's avatar

In this case, I am introducing the negative side of boundaries. When they’re not willing to be explored as energetic conversations or openings, a relationship to deeper intimacy cannot shift. Unexplored boundaries hold a relationship back from deepening.

Bethany's avatar

Interesting. Yes I hear that.

These last 2 articles are so good. And so interesting to see/look at/ponder from this new place in life.