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Adam E.L. Anthony
@onwardandupward · 4:35

More than Necessary

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And I know that in a healthy relationship, whether it's friend, parent, significant other, boss, whatever it is, different acquaintances, communication is good and clear communication and giving an explanation. For example, I have a friend where I told them a preference of mine when it comes to spending time together and how I'm not going to text or anything after a certain time and also not before a certain time
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Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 4:39
And I think maybe what you're looking for is a balance of the play and work right in terms of your mental gymnastics and the stuff that you want to do, but I think you got the right way of going about it. But, yeah, I'm kind of like your friend where I'm going to ask questions and I'm just going to wonder why since it's something that's so alien to me
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J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 3:42
Hey, you know what, you have a right to set that boundary for yourself and maintain it. And if you have someone who you are dating and they are ready or not respecting the boundary and trying to question the boundary, it might be someone you, you just have to charge to the game and move forward because it's going to be someone who they start that small later on in the dynamic of getting to know one another
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Adam E.L. Anthony
@onwardandupward · 4:08

@FryedOreo

Unless it's something like that urgent. I'm like, hey, I actually like your time for this, but that would have to be communicated vice versa. Also, with the whole job change thing or your work environment thing. I'm the same way. 110%. Like, 110%, that resonated with me very well. So thanks, man, and have a good day. Bye
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Adam E.L. Anthony
@onwardandupward · 2:57

@Her_Sisu

And so I've just been on this solo journey, but then if I get the opportunity to connect and someone has respectable curiosity, sure, but I also feel like there's a difference between that respectable curiosity and someone trying to, like you said, buck up against that boundary. And knowing the difference is something that has taken me some practice and working through and being aware of that right. And just staying solid on what's going on with me
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J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 5:00
I started brainstorming things that I wanted to do for my birthday. And I decided I was going to treat myself like, you know, I want to go to the mountains and maybe find a place with a hot tub. I wonder, would he want to go with me? And I found myself getting all caught up in Ariana's base, where I proposed that idea. I mean, he invited me away with him for his birthday weekend. You know what I said?
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