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Set a boundary around teasing topics

Identify a particular topic you do not want used in jokes.

Try this

  1. Name the topic and the behavior you want stopped, using one recent example if helpful.
  2. Ask for the change directly. Do not broaden the request into a ban on every kind of humor unless that is actually your preference.

A worked example

“Please leave my work situation out of our teasing.”

An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.

Before you leave it here

Focus on the requested change rather than proving whether the earlier joke was intended kindly.

This is a voluntary planning exercise. Keep your notes private, adapt the language, and leave any question unanswered. It does not require Ourling or a purchase.

Ourling’s library uses AI-assisted original writing. These are practical exercises, not clinical advice or promises about relationship outcomes. Suggest a correction or a missing situation.