Boundary #23: My body, my rules.
I decide who touches me and when – period. That means any physical contact, from handshakes and hugs to intimacy, happens on my terms. Physical and sexual boundaries are just as crucial as any otherstudentaffairs.stanford.edu, so I won’t let social pressure (“Oh, give me a hug!”) violate them. If a certain touch (even a “friendly” hug) makes me uncomfortable, I will speak up or step away – my body belongs to me, not to social expectations.