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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a woman in my early 50s.

I'm so perplexed by the behavior of people, and why and how some people cannot respect simple boundaries. We can go from my simple "No, thank you" to their defcon 5 level "You can't stand the ground I walk on. You hate me."

How does this happen? Why does this happen?

When I was a child, I lost my hearing. I was sick a lot, until 2nd grade and I had an operation. I started writing in a journal. I've always written my inner most feelings out in a journal.

I'm wondering now after decades, if I haven't quite learned to set boundaries in a firm way, where people will accept my "no" the first time I say it. Or, are people just really okay with trampling over boundaries?

These interactions affect my relationships with men, because I question my own judgement. I get exhausted interacting with people that I'm too exhausted to put myself out there to date, when it's been more than a year since my last relationship. And I know it's time. 
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