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Originally Posted by archipelago
I understand what you are saying. I just don't think of it in terms of rules or boundaries. I think of it as respect and honor and genuine regard, as I said originally. What provides safety for me is not boundaries, but trust. That is fostered by empathy and reliability as well as lots of other things.
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It's all semantics really, to me healthy boundaries is just a short-hand word for what you've described mutual respect, honour and positive regard. For example, my cat right now has no respect of my boundaries and is currently crawling over me and digging her nails in to my skin, i've had to move the laptop and everything!
