She decided against accepting a settlement to keep her relationship experiences private because she does not want to trade her dignity for money to protect someone who harmed her.

“I didn't sign the NDA I didn't take the money because I'm not signing away my experiences and what I went through to protect someone that hurt me and I'm a lot stronger than a weak man and I'm not [ __ ] you [ __ ] your money [ __ ] you”

She believes it is reasonable to expect privacy in one's marital bed and that it is inappropriate for others to use it without permission.

“I just need to change the sheets in the blanket yeah so the husband is pissed that's weird and the fact that he's like visibly showing that to the brother-in-law sir get it together you need some emotional IQ”

Sharing sacred or difficult parts of life with the wrong people can be detrimental and drain one's energy.

“I do believe that sometimes oversharing or not sharing to the right people can be really detrimental to what whatever it is that you're talking about.”

Setting a boundary or expressing discomfort when a partner engages in behavior that causes distress is reasonable and necessary in a relationship.

“If you tell your partner that something hurts you and they keep doing it, it's no longer unintentional. Full stop. Period. Regardless of what's after that.”

Abby finds graphic comments about her pregnancy body on social media to be inappropriate and creepy.

“what some men fetishize pregnant bellies and I get really like ran not it doesn't happen a lot but I get really random just graphic DMS about things about my belly and like what they want to do with my belly that is are you serious it doesn't happen a lot but now that the bump has grown quite a bit”

One should accept family members as they are instead of trying to change them or manage their behavior.

“they don't need to be managed they need to be accepted as they are”

He believes that forcing a relationship with a stepchild who does not want to be close is counterproductive and that parents must remain patient and supportive without imposing themselves.

“you can't force yourself upon them no you can only be there when I showed up in Morgan's mom's life her brother Matthew was was five and he had other you know male figures that you know that she dated before you know I came along and he was you know he had his favorite he had Chuck that was his favo”