You don’t need to be falling apart to honor your limits. Emotional safety doesn’t require permission. If it feels heavy, unclear, or like you’re walking on eggshells, your peace is reason enough to step back.

Waiting until you're emotionally drained only keeps you in relationship patterns built on survival mode.

Boundaries are love. Mental clarity is protection. Healing is not selfish. You don’t need to justify your self-respect. You just need to live by it.