Never tell a partner your standards, it hands them a weapon against you
Stating your preferences and limits out loud gives the other person a roadmap for appearing to comply while actually doing the opposite. If you say 'I don't want you to use social media,' they will delete the app in front of you and re-download it the moment they get home, then block you and your friends so you cannot see the activity. You have not changed the behavior, you have only made it hidden. The rule is simple: do not announce your standards. Let people reveal their nature through their actions and respond to what you observe, not to what you have demanded.
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