The boundaries every relationship can benefit from
Want happier relationships? Set boundaries for yourself and your partner the right way.
by: E.B. Johnson
When it comes to creating happier, healthier partnerships there are few remedies more powerful than the simple act of setting boundaries. Our boundaries are the guidelines by which we direct the course of our wellbeing. They communicate to the world what behaviors we find acceptable and unacceptable, and they help us to display our expectations openly.
By setting boundaries, we can make it easier for us our partners to understand us. Likewise, it becomes easier to see things from their point of view when we know where their limits lie. In order to do that, however, we have to be honest with ourselves and honest with them. Beyond that, we also have to spend time on our own getting clear about the things that matter most to us in life and in love.
We benefit from the boundaries we set.
The idea of boundaries has become controversial in the concept of romantic love. For generations, we’ve been taught that true love means sacrifice — and that it especially involves a loss of self, or suffering in the name of your partner’s joy. This creates toxic precepts that perpetuate…
