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Old 09-16-2008, 05:24 PM
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LaTeeDa
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I think the difference between a boundary and an ultimatum is the motive. A boundary is a limit on the behavior I will expose myself to. If I have to leave to protect myself, it's still a boundary. An ultimatum is a threat designed to force someone to change their behavior. The outcome desired is not self-protection, but a change in someone else. Boundaries require acceptance that the other will behave as they will and my reaction has no power over them.

Having said all that, I could not stay in a relationship where I was detached from my partner for most of the time.

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