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LucyA Theres no such thing as a dumb question! I think basically to enforce your boundaries means to stick by whatever boundaries you've made. Do as you say you will. Otherwise the boundaries are worthless to both of you. If you say you will do x if y happens then do it, and stick to it however difficult it might seem at the time.
I'm sure there'll be others, with more experience than I have, along soon, I'm still learning, but I've learned that even when us newbies think we're asking dumb questions they arent always that dumb, and people here are really patient and understanding.
Thank you so much LucyA for your response. I think perhaps there aren't enough consequences- but we now live apart, she can't "use" around me and we are trying to hang
in/hang on till crisis has eased and then see where we are.
your words helped very much.
Falloutcity