Boundaries as Structures for Closeness
A grounded argument against treating boundaries as optimized distance.
8 minboundariesclosenessrelational safety
Excerpt
A note toward boundaries as relational architecture: protective, connective, and specific.
Essay Frame
Why it matters
It offers a public-facing counterweight to the idea that boundaries are mainly tools for distance.
Core argument
A good boundary should make closeness more possible by making contact more structured and less threatening.
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