Why Do Love and Closeness Also Need Boundaries?
Why can healthy love require limits rather than unlimited closeness?
This Hagut Yosef essay begins with Nadav and Avihu and develops a Torah-based reflection on closeness and limits. The source argues that genuine love does not erase boundaries; distinctions can protect respect, responsibility, and the integrity of a relationship. The localized layer does not use modern labels such as codependency as a clinical diagnosis.