When Your Boundary Can’t Meet Your Partner’s Need

When your boundary can’t meet your partner’s need, it can feel confusing, heavy, and deeply personal.
In this 10-minute video, I explore how to navigate this moment in a relationship without rushing to self-betrayal or premature conclusions.

When boundaries and needs don’t line up, many people feel stuck between two extremes: bending themselves to meet the request, or assuming the relationship must be incompatible.

But there is often a much more nuanced and meaningful conversation in between.

In this video, I share an example from my own relationship and explore how to slow this moment down and ask better questions — so you can move forward with greater clarity and care.

In the video, we explore:

How to tell whether your boundary or your partner’s need is flexible or firm

When compromise supports the relationship — and when it quietly creates resentment

Whether a partner’s need can be met in another way

How to recognize when a difference may be a true deal-breaker

Why these conversations, when handled skillfully, often lead to more clarity and closeness, not less

This isn’t about doing the “right” thing or choosing sides.

It’s about staying curious, honest, and respectful of both people — so whatever you decide comes from clarity rather than pressure or fear.

This video is for anyone navigating boundaries, needs, and difficult decisions in a relationship.

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This video is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not mental health advice. The information presented here is not intended to diagnose, treat, heal, cure or prevent any mental health condition. Robyn Smith is providing services only in the capacity as a trauma and relationship coach, not as a licensed mental health professional. Working with us is not a guarantee of any results. Robyn Smith and Conscious Thriving Relationships own all copyrights to the materials presented here unless otherwise noted.

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