Marriage Oneness
Pursuit of Passion: Unlocking the Secrets to Deep Intimacy and Lasting Fulfillment
Marriage Oneness
Part 2 Establishing Healthy Boundaries
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Now,
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the third thing we're going to talk
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about is, guess what?
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Effectively communicating any changes
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You have to effectively
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communicate changes.
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If those boundaries have changed,
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If you're no longer in that
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area of insecurities or
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you're no longer in that area of jealousy,
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you have to communicate those boundaries.
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You can't assume.
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If you have rebuilt that trust.
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You've rebuilt that trust.
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You can't assume that your
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spouse know that you're
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okay with whatever season
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you're in at that moment.
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You have to make sure that you effectively,
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the word effectively communicate.
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You have to tell them.
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where you are with that
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previous boundary that has
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been set so they'll know
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not to assume or violate
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that particular boundary.
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You know,
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some of those boundaries that we
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set early on,
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we still have in play
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because they're just...
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They're good for us.
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Yeah, we just love one another.
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They work for us.
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Simple things.
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When you're on your way home from work,
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call me.
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Text me.
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Let me know you're on your way home.
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If anything happens in between,
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something's wrong.
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I didn't get a text.
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We have a routine with one another.
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It's not how old school they say, oh,
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you're just a wuss.
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You're a henpecked or you're
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controlled or checking in.
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No, we're being accountable, number one.
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And we've talked about those boundaries,
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number two, and we like those.
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So we implemented them in
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our relationship and they
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remain to this day.
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Now,
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some of those boundaries that we have
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effectively communicated and changed.
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It's not necessary that you
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can cannot talk to a female without me.
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It's not necessary that I
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cannot talk to a man,
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another man without my
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husband's presence.
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They no longer apply.
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They no longer apply.
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And that's a good point
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because some boundaries, they expire.
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But we're going to talk about that, too,
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as well.
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So now the fourth thing.
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we're going to talk about.
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And these are in the notes.
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So if you go back and look at this,
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you'll be able to see them.
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Don't impose your boundaries
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on each other.
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You set your boundaries,
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if that is your bound.
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If you don't like, let's say, for instance,
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I'm just going to use a movie reference.
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If you don't like scary movies,
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don't set your boundaries
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on the whole household.
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Now nobody can watch scary movies.
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Scary movies can't be
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watched in the house.
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You don't like silly movies
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or whatever it is,
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or we don't eat cheese or whatever it is.
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Don't impose that boundary on your spouse.
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And that's a good one, sweetie.
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Let's talk about them scary movies.
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Because my husband and all my children,
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they love scary movies.
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Not me.
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I can't take them.
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Too intense.
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It's too intense for the sound, the music,
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all that stuff.
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She gets into the movie.
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My blood pressure.
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You know, I'm controlling it now.
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But it used to be that I
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couldn't control it.
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And those things would just
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have me on the edge of my
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seat and my blood pressure going up.
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And so I never paid much attention.
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Gave much time and attention
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to scary movies.
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We always thought,
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the boys and I and our kids,
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we always thought they didn't make sense.
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Because if you hear a noise
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in the back room,
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don't run back there to
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find out what it is.
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Because if you run back
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there to find out what it is,
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you're supposed to be killed.
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I mean, come on.
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You hear noise in the house,
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it's not supposed to be there,
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get out the house.
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But don't impose those boundaries.
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Don't make everybody comply
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with your boundaries that
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you've set because you're
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not in a place or you're
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not mature enough or you're
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insecure in areas that
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you're not able to maintain
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control of at that moment.
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Don't impose them, not just on your spouse,
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but on your children,
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on your significant other,
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the person you're dating.
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You can't eat hot food.
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Don't impose that boundary
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on the person you're in a
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relationship with.
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Again, we are individuals.
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We think different.
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We do act differently.
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We can appreciate each
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other's differences.
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I appreciate that my husband
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and my children can watch
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those scary movies.
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Just, you know,
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you can tell me about it later,
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but I don't have to watch it with them.
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I'm going to watch my Hallmark movie.
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Hello.
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Give me a good love story.
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That was in the marriage area.
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Now we're going to talk about friendship,
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setting up healthy
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boundaries in your friendships.
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And it's important because
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our relationships do matter.
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You're going to have friends
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that come into your life
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and you're going to have
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friends that remain and friends that go.
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But even in that,
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you still have to set up
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boundaries in the area of friendship.
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So we're going to talk about that.
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So the number one thing you
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should do in the area of
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friendship when you're
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dealing with boundaries,
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tell your friends what your
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boundaries are.
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Tell them.
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Tell them what you're willing to do.
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Tell them what you're not willing to do.
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and just express those.
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It goes back to communication.
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And you got to be willing to
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communicate effectively to
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your friends about your boundaries.
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Tell them what they are.
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Friends, we don't use that term lightly.
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um you know we can be
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speaking of uh uh
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co-workers um uh what do
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you call it it's another
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term and it doesn't come to
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me right now when it does
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i'll share but uh friends
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associates thank you that's
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what i think that we
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friends i can finish that
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so she's that's what she
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was looking for it came out
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of her head and bounced in the mind
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After 38 years of marriage.
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We can do that.
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It takes two of us to remember one thing.
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But yeah, associates.
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And sharing your boundaries
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with those associates.
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Let them know when they've
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crossed that line.
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When those individuals,
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especially those of the opposite sex,
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are trying to be funny or
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making crude jokes that you
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don't agree with.
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That can get into a whole other issue.
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HR can get involved.
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Hello.
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So don't just laugh and
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agree with whatever they
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say when you don't agree with it.
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Don't participate in those
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type of conversations.
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So let them know your boundaries.
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Speak up.
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And that's what you do in
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the friendship area, associate area,
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and when you're building
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relationships as far as friend goes.
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And the other part,
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number two of the friendship,
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you have to demand that
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they respect your boundaries,
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demand that they respect them.
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You have to put a demand on
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the words that you're
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saying and ask them not to
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cross those boundaries.
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And if they do, you have to address it.
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But you've got to demand
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that respect and respect
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comes in so many different
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ways and different forms.
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They can they can walk away
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from the situation or you
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can walk away from the situation.
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But however you do it,
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make sure that you demand
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respect of your boundaries that you set.
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Absolutely.
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Absolutely.
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That's an area of friendship.
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Now let's talk about
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coworkers and all others.
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Coworkers and all others.
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Setting up healthy
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boundaries in coworkers and all others.
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We're going to tell you the
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number one thing to do in
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dealing with coworkers and all others.
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Acknowledge that they have boundaries.
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Acknowledge that they have them.
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You know,
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you see somebody who come in and
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you work with them and they don't,
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Tell the cruel jokes and they don't,
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don't try to go up to them
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and tell them cruel jokes.
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Acknowledge that that may be a boundary.
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Just like you have boundaries,
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they have boundaries.
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Acknowledge that they have
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them and respect them.
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And the second thing, speaking of that,
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you have to respect their boundaries.
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Respect, don't cross them.
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Don't, oh, I was just playing.
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Just see how far I can go or
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see what I can get away with.
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No, respect those individuals' boundaries.
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And number three,
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these are other things you
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have to do when you're
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dealing with coworkers and others.
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If you cross their boundary,
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this is so important.
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If you cross their boundaries,
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ask for forgiveness.
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Don't act like you didn't do nothing.
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Because if you step on my toe,
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my brand new Jordans or
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white tennis shoes or whatever it is,
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and you don't acknowledge that you did it,
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we're going to have an issue.
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You've got to
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acknowledge that you've
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crossed that boundaries.
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And if you did intentionally
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or unintentionally, forgive me,
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I didn't mean to cross that boundary.
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That's something you have to do.
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You may have to do it on a
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consistent basis when
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you're building
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relationships and dealing
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with coworkers and others.
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That's just being respectful.
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Just respect their
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boundaries and ask for
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forgiveness when you cross it.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
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Come on.
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Maybe you didn't recognize,
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you didn't know,
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you didn't know they had that boundary.
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You didn't know you were just being you.
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When they share that you
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have crossed a boundary,
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when they share that they
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feel disrespected,
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that they feel that they're
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upset because of something
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you said or did towards them, respect it.
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Understand that that is a
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boundary and that you have crossed it.
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Ask for forgiveness.
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And don't do it again.
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Don't do it again.
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Don't do it again.
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Now, the next part of that is number four.
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You have to give them time to
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and space to forgive forgive
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you for the offense forgive
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you for the act of crossing
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or violating that
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boundaries that again
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applies to all
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relationships co-workers
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significant others marriage
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if you disrespect somebody
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if you offend somebody if
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you cross their boundaries
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Ask for forgiveness.
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It's so important.
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And give them space and time to forgive.
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Don't go up to them.
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Well, that happened last year.
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That happened a week ago.
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Are you still on that?
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They may be still on that
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because they set that boundary.
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You had the conversation.
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You knew about it and you crossed it.
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So, yeah, they're upset about it.
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But see, the thing is,
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when you ask for forgiveness,
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you've done your part.