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@HoneyOne Glad I could help in some way. I'm taking note of where you've written that the challenge is knowing what your needs are. This is such an important thing to note, when you're in a relationship where your partners needs are always number 1, you forget to take care of yourself, you squash your needs, emotions, feelings, ambitions, hopes and dreams. It's a significant sacrifice to make, so I sincerely hope that putting boundaries in place is going to give you that freedom to focus on your own needs.

I imagine that because your relationship has been solely centred around your partners needs, he/she may resist your new found "stern foot", try to find a way to be patient with each other, it's going to take some time to adjust to a new dynamic, and you certainly deserve to have that balance in your relationship.

Wishing you all the best