Every time you don’t set and enforce a limit, and you just go along
You lose trust with yourself
It’s not even about them, it’s about you
Because you weren’t taught to have boundaries in intimacy
You were taught to say “yes” or “no” to intimacy
To be a gatekeeper of it but not to co-create what it will look like
So you’ve been acting as though “yes” opens the door for the other person to do to you and you have to accept whatever happens
It’s time to get clear on how to move beyond this blanket agreement to intimacy
It’s time for you to participate in asking for what you want and communicating what you don’t
Because somewhere along the way, even though your man is a “good one” and even though you are a confident, strong woman, you are still going along with things you don’t enjoy.
Safety is built on trust and you can’t have that trust if you stop yourself from speaking up and having limits. That is self-betrayal and your body is normalizing it.
You think it’s your partner and your frustration and resentment towards them is growing because it FEELS like they are overriding your limits.
But you are not setting them and enforcing them.
This is what my work is- to help you be able to set and enforce your limits so you can build trust within yourself and your relationship.