Self respect - to protect

For some it is difficult to reach a level of self respect where one would admit the need to protect onesself from the insensitivities of loved ones. Over and over one can be pained and disrespected by others whose love has been proclaimed and then trespassed again and again. At what point does one say, " Enough!" and set a clear boundary. At what point do simple apologies and lack of repentance become inadequate? It would be at that point where hope leaves and frank realization occurs that respect from those persons may never be forthcoming. It is at the point where the other holds an arrogance of their own "rightness" in such esteem that acceptance and consideration of differences cannot cohabit. It is from such a cavalier attitude that this one protects herself. When allies are distant and nurturance comes only from self and Creator, on one's less traveled path, one must, for a time, withdraw from those whose focus is their own impulsive desires.