[snowpolar]

"Don’t be a “close talker”."

"Everyone has different needs in terms of personal space, and one of the fastest ways to creep someone out is to get too close to them when having a conversation. If you google “personal space diagram” you’ll see all sorts of sociological visualizations of the degrees of person proximity okay-ness."

Reminds me of a ex-friend who always said I'm only a normal friend and yet we always have conversations that I would say is in the very very inner of a personal-space diagram.

PS: We r no longer friends due to a misunderstanding. I miss her.

[JosephHatfield]

My technique for personal space management when "networking" is to let the other person determine how close they want to be. I try not to move away or move in once that distance is set. People seem to react well to this.

[poolpool]

o no bb wat happened?

[sp332]

That's incredibly condescending and uncalled for. I would say "this doesn't belong on hn" but in fact, you shouldn't make fun of anyone, ever.

[simoncion]

Much social bonding is accomplished by gently making fun of one another. If you strip that out, you lose a valuable social tool.

[sp332]

My comment may also have been a little rushed :) Making fun of someone using 'r' for "are" by harping on a relationship problem that obviously still hurts is kinda out of line though.