Amoafwl, Thanks for the feedback. Clear, healthy, enforceable boundaries are new to me and I am learning as I go. I think a good action plan would be to enforce that papers, junk etc. will be thrown out. Laundry left on the floor will be collected in garbage bags and placed in the garage. The dishes are a tough one since I also need clean dishes but I think a good measure for this one would be if I find myself doing all the chores then the joint living arrangement will not work and W will have to find other living arrangements and that this will also be another boundary of mine that needs to be added to the list. Thoughts?