Respecters, people who fundamentally respect the boundaries of others, were also something I didn't understand. That's not to say I never met any, but if you're fucked up enough to not think you should HAVE boundaries, you can't really recognize other people respecting yours, because you can't see your own boundaries.
Realizing these people existed, while trying to start having my own boundaries, was wild. These are people who START with consent. Consent is a BASELINE. And it's mindblowing. Like, people would actually ask me for consent before sending me a picture of themselves. Crazy.
I love these people so much.