<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Empty ultimatums weaken boundaries. Repeatedly... > Empty ultimatums weaken boundaries. Repeatedly threatening to leave “if you do it one more time” teaches the other person that your limits are negotiable, whereas a quiet, firm decision followed by clear action needs no threats. When a relationship truly ends, make the ending clean and unambiguous, without seeking revenge or going back and forth. **Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries When Goodwill Is Not Enough - Workbook|Boundaries When Goodwill Is Not Enough]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Empty ultimatums weaken boundaries. Repeatedly threatening to leave “if you do it one more time” teaches the other person that your limits are negotiable, whereas a quiet, firm decision followed by clear action needs no threats. When a relationship truly ends, make the ending clean and unambiguous, without seeking revenge or going back and forth.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-empty-ultimatums-weaken-going-back-forth ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->