15 Boundaries to Set When Your Ex Still Affects Your Life
Stop emotional dumping
Make communications about goals
Dissociate guilt and responsibility
Do not respond instantly
Avoid reliving the past
Say no without explanation
Refuse triangulation
Defend your existing relationship
Restrict child related communication
Set time boundaries
Stop fixing her problems
Control your tone
Document agreements
Reject emotional crises
Accept discomfort
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Divorce can terminate a marriage, but not necessarily the emotional influence. Years after separation, most men find themselves sucked into the stress, conflicts, and emotional chaos of their ex-wife. What once started as a collaboration gradually changes into an emotional burnout. Boundless boundaries are slippers, and the new ones reemerge. The place of drama is where there are no boundaries. Such limits have nothing to do with cruelty; they have to do with survival.