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I've been going down a rabbit hole on dating advice and found this podcast from Sabrina Zohar to be helpful (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-work/id1668235178?i=1000603604614) as I think about how I want to address dating for myself. I'm curious what everyone's boundaries and non negotiables are in a relationship?
Non negotiables:
Unwavering emotional support and intimacy
Earns similarly or more than me (>400k) in case I want to stop working for a while after having kids
Listens and takes feedback without feeling overly rejected, knows how to meet in the middle
Likes cats
Intelligent and has a sense of excitement and curiosity about the world - wants to continuously learn or try new things
Healthy lifestyle (not a stranger to doing some cardio and strength training, definitely not a gym rat though)
Nice to have:
Compatible travel companion (not cheap, enough energy and adventure to try new things in other countries, enjoys fine dining)
Skier or snowboarder
You didn’t list any boundaries above. Boundaries are things you set yourself and focuses on the “Action” you take. The above are standards and not boundaries.
Standards are what a man must have for you to see that there is potential in dating him.
Non-negotiables are things are you cannot ever accept in a relationship/man. Not having kids for example, smoking, alcohol, etc. if the man above hit all your standards but ended up having one of the non-negotiables you end it.
Are non negotiables the same as standards? Just a different word?
I’m confused about the difference, if there is a difference