Boundaries In Marriage Novels & Stories

There was something unnerving about how calculated he was, as if our entire marriage could be reduced to numbers on a contract. I hesitated. “And… what about personal boundaries?” Damien’s lips twitched slightly. “You’ll have your own space. I won’t touch you unless you want me to.” My breath hitched. The way he said it—so effortlessly, so confidently—sent a strange shiver down my spine. Unless I wanted him to. I cleared my throat, pushing the thought away. “Okay… What about my career? My life? Do I have to drop everything to play the perfect wife?”

"There's always more to say, but some things are best left unsaid. At least for now.” I didn't know what that meant and didn't know how to respond. Luckily, Celeste returned with plates of food. Bread and cheese and cold meat. Simple but filling. We ate in silence for a few minutes, the awkwardness settling over us again. Then Evander broke the silence. "We need to set some ground rules." I raised my eyebrows. "Rules?” "For our marriage," he explained. "Boundaries, expectations, and dividing responsibilities.” "Right. That makes sense."

“You wanted to see me?” Emery asked, her voice steady despite the tightness in her chest. He turned slowly, those gray eyes raking over her face like he was cataloguing details only he could understand. “Yes. We need to set boundaries.” “Boundaries?” she echoed, folding her arms. Damian’s expression didn’t shift. “This is a contract marriage, Emery. Nothing more. Which means, no wandering around my house as if you own it, no casual chatter with staff, and most importantly….” his voice dropped, slicing into her like a blade,

"Oh, so you do know I'm a woman after all. In all the years we've known each other, I've always thought you see me as a guy." Jeremy took a drag of his cigarette before answering, "I'm a married man now, so unlike before, I have to keep some boundaries between myself and the opposite s*x." Sophia snorted with laughter. "Okay, Mister Married Man, let me ask you something. Where is your wife now, huh? What's the point of keeping boundaries when she's not even here to see it?" Jeremy's face darkened, even though he agreed with what Sophia said. 'She's right. What's the point of keeping my boundaries? It's not that little rascal would care.'

It turned out that he had long been secretly in love with someone else. The tenderness on Nicholas' face disappeared and was replaced with a chilling look. "You want a divorce just because I spent more time with Claudia after she got hurt? Ariana, you should know how to draw the line within the limits of my patience even if you wish to kick up a fuss." I fixed my gaze on Nicholas silently before letting out a sigh. "Nicholas, you are a married man. Do you understand what boundaries are?" Nicholas replied, "Are you talking to me about boundaries? You confessed to me right away in our arranged meeting. Do you know what a woman's boundaries are?

“It was my fault. Instead of running away, I should have found you at the party and told you what was happening.” “If we are still getting married, that’s what we will do,” Victor said. “We will make our plans, and anyone who wants to help can help make those plans happen.” “You are the sweetest man.” I moved onto his lap. “I’m not very good at telling people no. How do you do it?” “I merely stick to my boundaries,” Victor explained. “It’s healthy to have boundaries and to expect others to respect them. If anyone doesn't do so, I say something or avoid them depending on their importance in my life.”

Although the idea of staying in a different room away from my husband was unclear to me, my room was exceptionally beautiful. “You haven’t answered my question” I said glaring at him hoping for an explanation His lips pursed into a thin line he said “let’s just talk about it now shall we?, I wanted you to settle in first before talking but let’s just talk now” he said flatly “I know you’re not interested in this marriage and honestly neither am I. I told you why I needed to get married already so there’s no need to go over it again. We’ll be married couples outside but we’ll stay out of each other’s business inside to avoid crossing each other’s boundaries. I’ll have the freedom to do whatev

I couldn't say no because he seized my newly imported goods so I had no choice but to help him with it. And we go to the office together to meet the investors and I set my boundaries around her. I restricted her from going inside my office. We only see each other in the conference room with the investors. Nothing more, but Irina never understands it even though I promised her nothing will happen between us. And I will surely send her out of my life when the business is done. It is obvious that she is crossing her boundaries. I am definitely sending her out of my house. I feel like she is ruining my marriage.

Arpita : You could have atleast talked to me first about going back to work. Aditya : Now I have to take your permission to do my work?? Arpita : No you are getting it all wrong! I never asked you to take my permission for anything. I was just telling you to atleast inform me beforehand...... Aditya : What's the need for that formality?? Arpita : It's not a formality Adi!! We are married now. Couples share and discuss things with each other...... Aditya : I am tired now so if you are done with this silly discussion, I wanna sleep....

At that moment, she simply was not able to say anything. "You don't have to think hard about it. We're married and nothing could change that now. Isn't it easier for you to learn to love me instead of placing boundaries because you're worried that I might have a change of heart if my ex comes back, which is basically just a what-if situation? I mean, honey... it probably won't even happen. Why are you wasting your energy worrying about such a thing now on our first night as husband and wife?" Seeing his wife was still silent, Ashton deliberately embraced her waist even tighter and made their faces move closer to each other so that their noses were touching.