Fear of disappointing others can make boundary-setting difficult, even when boundaries are necessary for stability. How do you communicate personal limits? What responses from others make boundary-setting easier?
Setting boundaries with loved ones is hard because emotional attachment, guilt, and fear of hurting or losing the relationship often get in the way. People may also worry about conflict or being misunderstood, even when boundaries are necessary for well-being.
Setting boundaries will always be hard for your loved once because from the observation I have made you will never want to loss that relationship, emotional factor such as fear and tension of lossing the relationship can be one of them