Journal Prompt

Setting Boundaries in Dating Without Apologizing

A prompt to help you name your boundaries, say them out loud, and stop softening the edges to keep people comfortable.

A boundary is a sentence you say once and live by every day after. Most of us were never taught that the second part is the whole job.

Use this prompt to draft the actual sentences — texts, in-person lines, internal vows — that you'll use this week.

My boundary is a doorway, not a wall — and not everyone gets the key.

Sit with these three questions

  1. What behavior have I been tolerating that I would warn my best friend about?
  2. What is the exact sentence I will say the next time it happens?
  3. What will I do if they ignore the sentence — and what won't I do?

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