Don't stand so close to me

unmitigatedbadassery
unmitigatedbadassery Posts: 653 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
Does anyone else hate it when people stand creepily close to you for no reason?

My boss does this and, damn, it's annoying! Any time she needs to tell me something or show me something she comes around my desk and stands mere inches from me...

Just needed to vent for a second. Carry on.

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  • cdub78
    cdub78 Posts: 88 Member
    YES!! This used to happen to me too! I had a boss that would sneak up behind me while I was sitting at my desk to chat and his crotch was by my ear! So gross!!!
  • This happened to me today while I was paying for something at Target. Usually, I can tell, but this guy was like a ninja. All of a sudden, I see a hand go out... and it's not mine. If you're so close to me that I confuse your hand for mine, we have a problem. My co-worker does that to me too. For every question she asks, she goes an inch closer.
  • resolu
    resolu Posts: 12
    Maybe she's got a crush?? But I get it. I'm not big on close talkers either! I have one coworker who feels the need to get real close to talk. It's like a battle of wills to see who moves first! And can you say breath mint??
  • afrazier128
    afrazier128 Posts: 99 Member
    <<shudder>> Close talkers. Ugh. I need my bubble, thank you! lol :laugh:
  • SlimSadieG
    SlimSadieG Posts: 323 Member
    This winds the HELL out of me!
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    Does anyone else hate it when people stand creepily close to you for no reason?

    My boss does this and, damn, it's annoying! Any time she needs to tell me something or show me something she comes around my desk and stands mere inches from me...

    Just needed to vent for a second. Carry on.

    that's cuz you're so danged cute!

    I think she likes you...........................

    lol.
  • La_Amazona
    La_Amazona Posts: 4,855 Member
    I like my personal space so if somebody comes in, I back out ha.

    Unless you're Shakira, Ryan Goseling, or David Beckham, then don't stand too close.
  • iAMaPhoenix
    iAMaPhoenix Posts: 1,038 Member
    <----likes standing close to strangers...Carry on
  • tpycha126
    tpycha126 Posts: 217 Member
    I espicially hate it when it's a complete stranger and you're in line at the grocery store. I absolutely hate it. Can't stand it. I always wanna turn around and just freak out on them, It takes everything I have in me not too.
  • that's cuz you're so danged cute!

    I think she likes you...........................

    lol.

    <blushes>
    Cute or not - she needs to back the f*** off! :P
  • megz4987
    megz4987 Posts: 1,008 Member
    Yes. So much so that, little ridiculous on my part, I got into a fight with some chick at a concert a few weeks ago because she was inching infront of me for no reason just so she could say she was 2nd row or something. I had my space, I was comfortable and she invaded my bubble. In my defense, she had plenty of space where she was, everyone was nicely spaced out in our area, no one was pushing, etc. She was just being "one of those people" at the show.
  • Yes it happens to me every time I go out. I just politely ask the person to give me a little room and if they dont....well a little push wont hurt, will it? lol
  • jarrettd
    jarrettd Posts: 872 Member
    <<<shudder>>> I'm definitely protective of my personal space. I'm not quite Howie Mandel, but I get really tense when someone crowds me or touches me without an explicit invitation. Huggers and shoulder-patters BACK OFF!!
  • I'm glad I'm not alone here...
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    Now I've got that song stuck in my head.....

    Don't stand.... don't stand so.... don't stand so close to me.....
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    me, too.....the song........in my head.........must CHANGE it.....................

    lol.
  • Now I've got that song stuck in my head.....

    Don't stand.... don't stand so.... don't stand so close to me.....

    That was the idea. Glad I could help!
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    Does anyone else hate it when people stand creepily close to you for no reason?

    My boss does this and, damn, it's annoying! Any time she needs to tell me something or show me something she comes around my desk and stands mere inches from me...

    Just needed to vent for a second. Carry on.

    When that happens, fart
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    Now I've got that song stuck in my head.....

    Don't stand.... don't stand so.... don't stand so close to me.....

    That was the idea. Glad I could help!

    Problem is, I don't know the rest of the words, so I just have that part playing over and over again. LOL Anybody want to help me out with some more lyrics? ;-)
  • Now I've got that song stuck in my head.....

    Don't stand.... don't stand so.... don't stand so close to me.....

    That was the idea. Glad I could help!

    Problem is, I don't know the rest of the words, so I just have that part playing over and over again. LOL Anybody want to help me out with some more lyrics? ;-)

    Young teacher, the subject
    Of schoolgirl fantasy
    She wants him so badly
    Knows what she wants to be
    Inside her there's longing
    This girl's an open page
    Book marking - she's so close now
    This girl is half his age

    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me

    Her friends are so jealous
    You know how bad girls get
    Sometimes it's not so easy
    To be the teacher's pet
    Temptation, frustration
    So bad it makes him cry
    Wet bus stop, she's waiting
    His car is warm and dry

    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me

    Loose talk in the classroom
    To hurt they try and try
    Strong words in the staffroom
    The accusations fly
    It's no use, he sees her
    He starts to shake and cough
    Just like the old man in
    That book by Nabakov

    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me

    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
  • Shanna_Inc86
    Shanna_Inc86 Posts: 781 Member
    Notice that close talkers are always the ones with the worst breath? :sick:
  • SinIsIn
    SinIsIn Posts: 1,865 Member
    My service manager used to do this. What is worse is that he works in 95+ degree weather.. inside a trailer and does NOT wear deoderant. I finally had to put in a complaint to my general manager to tell him to stop coming around my desk to see my screen.. or for anything really. He doesn't need to use my keyboard over my damn shoulder!
  • kit_katty
    kit_katty Posts: 992 Member
    Does anyone else have someone come too close when you're at a store paying for something? That also really bothers me.

    Oh, I had a co-worker, who came up behind me and started massaging my shoulders because she didn't realize I was there and that was her apology... um, we're both girls and neither of us swing that way, besides, either way, BACK OFF! She was a very touchy person... gak, I wasn't the only one who avoided her!
  • ugh yes its like get out of my bubble i can hear you just fine when you are not all up on me. i dont like smelling ur breathe or b.o. >:(
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    Now I've got that song stuck in my head.....

    Don't stand.... don't stand so.... don't stand so close to me.....

    That was the idea. Glad I could help!

    Problem is, I don't know the rest of the words, so I just have that part playing over and over again. LOL Anybody want to help me out with some more lyrics? ;-)

    Young teacher, the subject
    Of schoolgirl fantasy
    She wants him so badly
    Knows what she wants to be
    Inside her there's longing
    This girl's an open page
    Book marking - she's so close now
    This girl is half his age

    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me

    Her friends are so jealous
    You know how bad girls get
    Sometimes it's not so easy
    To be the teacher's pet
    Temptation, frustration
    So bad it makes him cry
    Wet bus stop, she's waiting
    His car is warm and dry

    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me

    Loose talk in the classroom
    To hurt they try and try
    Strong words in the staffroom
    The accusations fly
    It's no use, he sees her
    He starts to shake and cough
    Just like the old man in
    That book by Nabakov

    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me

    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me

    tyvm. ;-)
  • I do what I can.

    BTW - this is my very first multi-page post on here!
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    I do what I can.

    BTW - this is my very first multi-page post on here!
    Feels good don't it bro. Kinda like when somebody isn't standing so close to you.
  • I do what I can.

    BTW - this is my very first multi-page post on here!
    Feels good don't it bro. Kinda like when somebody isn't standing so close to you.

    so refreshing!
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