Personal space, how close to you want to be to strange people

I really don't care to be very close to people just because of how badly I have been treated every time I try. I like to have alot of personal space when I am confronted with people. I just feel very uncomfortable with them right up close to me. It invades my space and makes me nervous. When someone stands really close to me, I walk away a little bit or back up, but I try not to make it so obvious unless they keep doing it and then I have to say something about how uncomfortable it makes me feel.

Hi winterose, I've had people do that to me, and I can't stand it. The best thing for me to do, when that happens, is just back away from them. I like to keep a safe distance, especially if they have a tendency to spit. I have a girlfriend who has Hepatitis-C, and she spits when she is talking to me,after a few drinks.So,I just slowly back away. What else can you do, without being totally rude????? Good topic, by the way. :o) Marilyn

I like at least eighteen inches or two feet. I have even told some people that. I have been known to back up from them if space permitted.

If someone is two close to me, I am not afraid to tell them that I am uncomfortable with where they are sitting. Same goes if they are speaking too loudly, or if someone reaches out and touches me, and I'm not comfortable. Why should I have to put up with an invasion of my psace? The distance two people would sit across from eachother at a table is close enough for me, unless Walker and I are together, at which time, he can get as close to me as he wants! ;-) That's ONE of the reasons why I married him *grin*