there are many temptations to organize our life around the experience of earlier trauma. they provide the freedom to express your needs and values while also honoring the needs and values of your partner. they cover a range of topics and can be small or big. in the simplest terms, a boundary in a marriage is the limit of what a person is willing to accept from their partner. the next step is figuring out how to set a boundary …

building trust in a slow and steady way involves establishing emotional boundaries — a set of dos and don’ts that guides you through the exchange of emotions without going too deep too fast. prayer is a time of exposing your heart and getting emotionally naked before the lord. don’t go too deep too fast, because emotional intimacy can pull you far deeper into your relationship than you ever meant to go and, in the end, leave you with the double …

when we violate trust, to any degree, then we are telling our partner that our love is not important and they are not important. they also feel a violation of trust, because you promised to cherish in your vows. if you are going to be married, you need to be humble and accept your partner for who they are. to regain trust requires that apology and then to ask your partner to have faith in you to not do it …

exquisite anticipation of possibilities mingles with the terrifying risk of opening your heart to produce a relationship roller coaster. that’s why it’s important to understand the purpose of dating and arm yourself with practical ways to set emotional boundaries. in dating, as with everything in life, guard your heart and mind to maintain holiness that is pleasing to god and dignifying to yourself. the lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; you support my lot. deal with …

this includes being careful of the friends we allow ourselves to get close to —whether it is of the same sex or opposite sex. and you start getting together with him [her] to plan the upcoming service every tuesday night. “but you’ve now given him [her] the impression that it’s normal to text other women [man] and to be alone with other women [men]. she joined the picnic team in february 2018. to cap it off, he called her on …