If you believe that a mLC (Life Crisis) is a irrational state of mind, where there used to be a rational or logical one, and that boundaries are a set of logical rules with logical consequences, then yes Cadet.
Expecting an irrational person to follow the rules, isn't a reasonable expectation. Should they? Yeah. Will they? Not likely.
You can establish all the boundaries you want. In fact you need several in a healthy relationship, but until a person who is in mLC comes out of it?
The LBSer is the one that has to live with the consequence they themsleves established when the mLCer doesn't live up to those boundaries.
The goal if you believe in mLC is to outlast their crisis to get to a place where you both can work on rebuilding all the damage that was done.
You sacrifice alot to get there, hopefully grow as a person during that time.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK
