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Old 04-07-2019, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jjwinters View Post
Again, this is less than a day into this trip. I am at a loss of even how to respond to this.
She is expecting a certain response and you are not hopping to it. How about just being YOURSELF.

How would you reply if there were no constraints, if you were just being yourself (keeping in mind the adage: say what you mean, just don't say it mean).

Would you reply as you stated here: "I'm not capable of even feeling that emotion in that amount of time"? Or might you just ignore it altogether.

As Angelina mentioned, boundaries are ours. A boundary might be, if she asks for constant reassurance I won't provide it. Now that puts the onus on your reaction, not on anything she does or doesn't do. You have made your boundary, there is nothing for her to respect or not. That is the beauty of a boundary, it is in your control, it's about your values, not about anyone else. The only person we control is ourselves.
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