boundaried

"She knew I was playing her, but has her own project, so was very boundaried about that," says Anderson of their encounter.

Whether you choose to speak up in this limited, boundaried way or drop the subject with them entirely, you will still have more work to do internally on the hurt feelings — because they’re your responsibility and because they might seep into your relationship with your parents if you leave them unresolved.

Do the two of you have a communication style that is collaborative, respectful and boundaried?

"Is there ever a boundaried memory untouched by the present, like a walled cement garden?" she writes.

What’s ambiguous is the real world, where lines aren’t as obvious, so let’s shift focus to the slightly messier, harder to navigate tensions that exist outside of these boundaried dynamics.