Quotes About Boundaries

There is no way to hold your own in a relationship and simultaneously accept rude behavior.

Forcing him to talk about feelings all the time will not only make you seem needy, it will eventually make him lose respect. And when he loses respect, he'll pay even less attention to your feelings.

If you appear weak, people take advantage of you.

Always give the appearance that he has plenty of space. It gets him to drop his guard.

If you chase him in a black nightie, first he'll have sex with you . . . and then he'll run.

More than anything else, he watches to see if you'll be too emotionally dependent on him.

Truly powerful people don't explain why they want respect. They simply don't engage someone who doesn't give it to them.

The woman who is too nice senses that he "needs her" and she runs to his aid like a Red Cross rescue missionary. And she gives—blindly.

If you are nice, but you give of yourself with strings attached, the demand for reciprocity will send him several steps backward.

position without nagging or repeating yourself several times. If he asks, "Is something wrong?" take a breath and respond calmly. "Yes, something is wrong, but I'd like to talk about it later. I really don't want to talk about it now.

Standing up for yourself doesn't always involve verbal confrontation. Sometimes it's about not wasting energy on people who are negative.

If you always make him feel he has plenty of space to do his own thing, he'll always feel that lust. You'll be like a lover not like his mother. He'll perceive you as a privilege rather than an obligation, and he'll come your way.

Expressing yourself when he takes you for granted doesn't work.

Once a man begins to lose respect for a woman because she is willing to subtly devalue of herself, he will also lose the desire to get closer to her.

If you smother him, he'll go into defense mode and look for an escape route to protect his freedom.

correcting the situation or by not allowing the person to have access to you.

when a woman is too nice and will jump through hoops: It invites bad behavior.

Your power gets lost the minute you start asking, "Where do I stand?" Because what you've just told him is that the terms of the relationship are now his to dictate.

Overcompensating or being too eager to please will lessen a man's respect; it will give the kiss of death to his attraction

If the choice is between her dignity and having a relationship, the bitch will prioritize her dignity above all else.

The bitch remains the person she is throughout her relationship with a man. She doesn't lose her friends. She doesn't give up her career or her hobbies. She doesn't give up all of her time or bend over backward. And, unlike the nice girl, she is not too tolerant of disrespect.

Women are conditioned to give themselves away.

Forcing him to talk about feelings all the time will not only make you seem needy, it will eventually make him lose respect. And when he loses respect, he'll pay even less attention to your feelings.

The biggest variable between a bitch and a woman who is too nice