I hadn’t considered this while reading the article, but it’s a very good point! These four things would qualify as rights in any relationship, not just romantic ones.

It further highlights the troubles I have with my own parents —even at 34, they don’t respect that I have my own beliefs and world views, and they made many big decisions in my childhood without even discussing them with me first; they closed the sale of my childhood home the same day as my high school graduation, and only brought me into the discussion after the decision had already been made.