>> Yes to all of these, but I'd add to one of them 'I don't like to touch other people either'. <<
Yeah, that can happen too.
>> I was at a party last night and people were very...touchy feely <<
Yeesh, not fun. It's fine if all the folks are familiar and cuddly, or if the levels of touch vary and people ask first, but if you mix levels without asking what someone's is, that causes stress.
>> and while I have gotten to be 'ok' (not awesome, but ok) with getting touched (not perved on) while dancing, I do not initiate touching someone else. It's absolutely about respecting physical space that was not given to me. <<
Are you okay asking and then touching, or do you not initiate it that way either? Most humans do need healthy touch, although the amount varies.
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Date: 2017-12-03 08:22 pm (UTC)Yeah, that can happen too.
>> I was at a party last night and people were very...touchy feely <<
Yeesh, not fun. It's fine if all the folks are familiar and cuddly, or if the levels of touch vary and people ask first, but if you mix levels without asking what someone's is, that causes stress.
>> and while I have gotten to be 'ok' (not awesome, but ok) with getting touched (not perved on) while dancing, I do not initiate touching someone else. It's absolutely about respecting physical space that was not given to me. <<
Are you okay asking and then touching, or do you not initiate it that way either? Most humans do need healthy touch, although the amount varies.