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The above poster was very brash with his emotions which is probably the source of downvotes but his opinion is shared by many, and by me very deeply. I’m force
by purple-again 8y ago
The above poster was very brash with his emotions which is probably the source of downvotes but his opinion is shared by many, and by me very deeply.
I’m forced to spend a significant amount of time in Miami in a professional setting. I am so damn tired of women touching me in what I consider a wildly inappropriate and intimate way.
I never say anything to them because I don’t think their is anything wrong with them, I understand it’s just cultural. I share deep hugs with my close male friends of 30+ years frequently. I don’t accept that there is anything wrong with me or the above poster. We simply don’t want to be touched outside of the contexts we find appropriate.
This discussion has been excellent as it’s mainly focused on how to handle the rules of engagement in a world that includes people like us and people like them. Please try to focus on that and not on deciding who is wrong.
- Veen 8y agoI have no problem with a person who doesn’t like to be touched saying so. It’s just good manners to respect people’s preferences. And it’s good manners to be attentive to people’s reactions and adjust accordingly. We should all try to respect each other’s boundaries. But I object to people who insist that a common behavior is deviant, wrong, or offensive simply because they don’t like it. Social norms should not be dictated by an loud idiosyncratic minority with extreme adverse reactions to normal interactions.