"To me, the point of a boundary isn't to simply push another person away (the end). It's an intentional choice that invites relational connection. A boundary is any parameter, limitation, or stabilizing action that we feel we need to be as present and open to possibility with our scene partners in life as we can, without feeling compromised. Our boundaries are ours to name and claim, regardless of whether others understand or validate them."
"This relational view of boundaries is backed up by years of psychological research. Communication privacy management theory (Petronio, 1991), for example, explains that when individuals effectively deploy boundaries related to privacy with other people (friends, family, co-workers, romantic partners), they have the capacity to strengthen trust and intimacy, rather than create rifts. More recent studies on this theory and relational boundaries consistently show that intentional, self-preserving parameters often enhance communication, mutual respect, and interpersonal satisfaction. (Petronio and Child, 2020)."
Boundaries are often perceived as ways to push others away, but they function as intentional choices that invite relational connection. A boundary is any parameter, limitation, or stabilizing action that allows a person to remain present and open to possibility with others without feeling compromised. Boundaries belong to the individual to name and claim regardless of external understanding or validation. Boundaries enable people to stay engaged in relationships even when interactions are uncomfortable. Empirical research, including communication privacy management theory, shows that intentional, self-preserving boundaries can strengthen trust, intimacy, communication, mutual respect, and interpersonal satisfaction. Boundaries support ongoing relational availability.
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