Relationships
set a boundary
state a limit
To set a boundary means to make clear what behaviour you will accept from someone.
Hear it in real life
What did you say when she kept borrowing your things?
I set a boundary and told her to ask first.
I had to set a boundary about answering work messages at night.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I put a boundary with my colleague.
Say: I set a boundary with my colleague.
Use the verb “set” with “boundary,” not “put.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
set a boundary; set clear boundaries
Your turn: say it out loud
I had to set a boundary about answering work messages at night.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
set a boundary
state a limit
“I had to set a boundary about answering work messages at night.”
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