{"id":15831,"date":"2021-03-16T16:46:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T16:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=15831"},"modified":"2021-03-16T16:46:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T16:46:45","slug":"does-your-relationship-need-boundaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/relationships\/does-your-relationship-need-boundaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Relationship Need Boundaries?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you feel you\u2019re being taken advantage of, it is time to set some boundaries in your life whether it is for your job, friends, or your relationship needs. Let\u2019s look at some examples that show you\u2019re being a pushover for everyone in your life and not standing up for what you truly need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Does this seem familiar?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your so-called girlfriend doesn\u2019t want to date exclusively, but you do, and she is out frequently on the town with other men.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your boss makes you stay late even though you had plans for a sporting event.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your date is late, has unconvincing excuses, and spends the night on her texting others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your friends stick you with the bill for the drinks every Friday night.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Reflect on how you feel<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you discouraged or even angry after this happens? Sad? You\u2019re the one that is letting the people in your life get away with it. It\u2019s time to set some boundaries and stand up for yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Set up a conversation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find a time when you can talk candidly with your girlfriend. Be specific about the boundaries you need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, say \u201cI need to have more time with you during the week. I feel hurt when you\u2019re dating other men. What feels right for our dating schedules?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t need to end things if the conversation doesn\u2019t go well. Seek solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Write a boundary list<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can make a list of the boundaries you need. You don\u2019t have to share it with everyone, but writing them down makes them concrete. Be clear about your boundaries with your partners, boss, and friends.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Stick to your standards<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set your boundaries, so you are protected from becoming a doormat to others. You can have a happy, healthy life with boundaries that support your needs. Setting your boundaries will project to others how you expect to be treated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you feel you\u2019re being taken advantage of, it is time to set some boundaries in your life whether it is for your job, friends, or your relationship needs. Let\u2019s look at some examples that show you\u2019re being a pushover for everyone in your life and not standing up for what you truly need.\u00a0 Does [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[736],"tags":[725,727,730],"class_list":["post-15831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-relationships","tag-dating","tag-relationships","tag-sex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15831\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}