Mental health practitionerr in r u d settings have identified managing multiple relationships JS their most difficult ethical dilemma (e.g., Sleek, 1994). Fu*er, they have indicated that specific suggestions for negotiating this difficulty are rare (Stockman, 1990). This article reviews the current status of the literature addresslng the management of multiple relationships in rural communities, and proposes that the psychodynamic concept of neutdity and empirically determined therapy bounday violations provide a useful way to conceptualize managing multiple relationships in I U~ communities. Guidelines are provided for regulating behavior with both clients and other members of the community who am considered "prospective" clients.