I agree, I'd experience the exact same problems. I'm regularly emailing people who are complete strangers to me outside work, and many are complete strangers ev

I agree, I'd experience the exact same problems. I'm regularly emailing people who are complete strangers to me outside work, and many are complete strangers even when I'm at work. I don't want to be friends with these people, I've actively chosen not to be. My personal life is where I have friends, my professional life is where I have colleagues. There's a line between the two that I don't cross, I've worked with family all my life and I don't let personal and professional cross.