Freedom and boundaries fail commonly to be associated, by virtue of their natural disposition to be oppositional to each other; however, it should stand as the status quo that freedom requires reasonable constraints, lest individuals suffer harm as a consequence, which is intolerable. Equally, it is a common phenomenon - particularly amongst adolescents and young adults - that constraints do exist, but that they are unreasonable in nature (coercive control), and similar to the absence of constraints, the aforementioned phenomenon is likewise intolerable.
In the context of your personal relationships/partnerships (friendship, romantic or otherwise), it is necessary to negotiate with the other individual(s) as a means to discern the specific and acceptable definition of "reasonable", which can then be utilised to determine which constraints - if any - are acceptable. This process prevents emotional harm, and likewise prevents the entrapment of an individual in a relationship/partnership within which they are not free (which will consequently induce trouble for the relationship/partnership).
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Non-Fiction"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Soren Kierkegaard If Kierkegaard is correct, then it must be equally true that by examining life backwards, one can significantly improve the life that lies ahead - forwards. ...
