thinkerbell
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2000
So...I am very introverted/anti-social...whatever you want to call it. I don’t like any kind of social situations. We only have one couple who we are friends with and really, I’d rather not. Makes me very uncomfortable and anxious when we get together. The woman of the couple worked with my husband about 25 years ago and we got to be friends with her and her husband. We would even go on mini vacations with them. I wasn’t quite as anxious back then. It has progressively gotten worse.
Anyway, the husband passed away about 12 years ago. She remarried about 5 years ago. The new guy is a hugger. I am 100% not a hugger but I didn’t want to seem rude when being friendly in the beginning. Now, I have to somehow stop this hugging before I have an anxiety attack. I don’t like to even touch. It doesn’t help that he gives me the “creepy “ vibe. It makes me feel sick and super anxious just thinking about getting together. It’s coming up in a couple of weeks. Opinions please. I thought about texting or emailing her and trying to explain but I don’t know what to say. What would you do?
Just to clarify, I love to hug my husband and children. Just no one else.
Anyway, the husband passed away about 12 years ago. She remarried about 5 years ago. The new guy is a hugger. I am 100% not a hugger but I didn’t want to seem rude when being friendly in the beginning. Now, I have to somehow stop this hugging before I have an anxiety attack. I don’t like to even touch. It doesn’t help that he gives me the “creepy “ vibe. It makes me feel sick and super anxious just thinking about getting together. It’s coming up in a couple of weeks. Opinions please. I thought about texting or emailing her and trying to explain but I don’t know what to say. What would you do?
Just to clarify, I love to hug my husband and children. Just no one else.