First, you are not alone in your struggles. I haven’t met even one person who has truly mastered all that we’ve been talking about. You aren’t a relationship failure just because you have relational hardships. You are full of potential and so are those you are in relationship with. Second, I know part of what makes this complicated is that usually by the time we realize we need boundaries, we are carrying hurt. I want to acknowledge your hurt just like I want others to acknowledge mine. While we want to acknowledge the pain, we don’t want to use any part of this message to perpetuate more
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