What do you do when someone gets in your personal space?
by 
Nellie Wise Gamgee
ANSWERS: 22
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Politely ask them to back off..
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Tell them to go to their own space and let me in my space. In other words like Justnormal said, tell them to just simply backoff.
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I usually back away from them. On occasion though, I have said something. I don't think there's anything wrong with telling someone they are making you uncomfortable. Most people will understand. Although occasionally someone will challenge it.
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Take a step forward and look them deep into the eye. Why should I back off?
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Attack.
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I'll move a step or two backwards, Most of the time people don't realise what they're doing. Though I did know one person who would take several steps forward towards you again if you backed away.
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Park somewhere else..
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I am always tempted to put my hand on their face and push them to arms length but you cannot be that rude. I either remove myself or stare them very hard in the eyes until they back off.A lot of people find prolonged eye contact intimidating In a social situation I would prefer just to remove myself from their presence
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Depends on who they are and the setting. If it's at work or professional setting, I'll just step back (one should realize that the size of one's personal space varies depending on one's culture and upbringing). If the person is female in a social setting, like in a pub, I might give her a quick kiss before backing away (or not backing away :-)
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It depends on the situation. If it's a westerner, I usually back up or put something between us (walk around a desk for example). I've worked with people from cultures where personal space is much smaller than it is for westerners. In that case, I usually just grit my teeth and hope they brushed theirs!
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Tell then either kiss me or back up.
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fart.... I usually get my personal space back.
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I step into them. Then I start asking them personal questions, ask to borrow their stuff, tell them I need a loan, ask them for favors involving heavy lifting.
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'you better be stepping off or its gonna go down, now back it up, come on, dont make me get ugly about it'
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Funny story, My neighbor loves to stand right up close to me when he talks, and I mean 'close'. Yesterday I was laying some concrete, just reinforcing an area and he came up and started talking. Before I knew it he was right next to me 5" deep with both feet in the cement. It was easy to fix and I think I may have helped create space. I am still smiling about the look on his face.
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I HATE IT! I have the urge just to push them.
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It is very frustrating, but I still manage to make myself some space whether they like it or not.
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dunno...is he cute?
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Violated
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I get agitated.
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if it was you polly ,,,who would mind,,,,,
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I'm a touchy feely kind of person with people I know and like, but if its someone I don't like, don't know, or creeps me out, I'll step back from them when they get too close.
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