Respecting Boundaries

In my last blog, I talked about the importance of negotiating expectations in marriage (or any relationship for that matter). I suggested that whenever we feel hurt or frustrated in a relationship there are, lurking in the background, unmet expectations. It is up to each of us to make our expectations conscious, make sure they are fair and reasonable, communicate them to our partner and then negotiate them in a way that feels like a win to both parties. Although we have to learn and practice...