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Boundaries and Deal Breakers....

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ALittleBitConfused1 · 28/06/2023 22:39

What are yours, I'm interested.
So I've worked bloody hard on me, my life and getting to a place where I will not tolerate fuckery.
In the past I've been guilty of letting things slide, giving more than I've taken and reacting on emotion and ignoring my gut.
After 6 years of being single and working on this I've reached a point where I think I have firm boundaries and will not budge an inch on deal breakers.
I've started dating again, nothing serious just dipping my toe in and I'm definitely in the happy enough being single to compromise camp. But.....I do miss male company every now and then, so the radar is out there.
Friends say I reject potential matches for minor reasons or feeling that may not be valid, nice way of saying too picky lower the bar to a more reasonable level. I'm not prepared to do that so this isn't a post seeking validation, after having a few days chatting and really clicking with someone I declined a date and cut contact when one of my deal breakers reared its head today so I'm genuinely interested as to what you will not tolerate and what your deal breakers are (I'm not talking has to earn 50k plus).....

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CurlewKate · 29/06/2023 10:28

I forgot to add - no fixer uppers.

SpringleDingle · 29/06/2023 11:30

I agree that boundaries don't become an issue or obvious until someone crosses them. Mine have all been crystalised when someone stepped on them and the first time it happened I always felt hesitant to dump someone for "just being 15 minutes late". However age and experience has shown me that it is NEVER just once and that it is easier in the long run to just enforce my boundaries... A boundary without a consequence is just a suggestion. I don't go in for passive aggressive sulking so my response to a crossed boundary is to part ways immediately.

piedbeauty · 29/06/2023 18:57

Dealbreakers? Anyone who was racist or sexist or who didn't cook or who thought housework and cooking were women's jobs. Anyone who made me feel bad. Anyone with no ambition or drive to do better in life. Anyone tight or mean. Anyone who badmouths exes or who doesn't see his kids.

Hmm, quite a lot...

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