Okay. Here it is. I've been attending this Christian church awhile. And they're very..affectionate, physically. Invasively so. There are times, in fact, where I am literally grinding my teeth just to get through the service without lashing out at someone for touching me, or holding my hand too tightly, or hugging me when I don't want to be. I guess I'd describe my personality as very Larry-ish. I like people. I just prefer to keep most people at a distance, even when I feel a great deal of affection for them.
So far I've been whined at by some of the curchgoers (thank God there are some there who know by now that I simply can't stand to be smothered with physical or verbal attention and let me be) and lectured at by the pastor on two or three occasions in the past 4 months.
And I apparnetly have to have a repeat of this in the next week.
The last time I went from fairly hysterical (It is never good to corner me in an office with yourself and two other people. It just isn't.) to very quiet, without ever really outright telling him anything.
This time, I want to actually set things straight i a way that is not ambiguous and leaves him and the church with a very clear idea of what I can and more importantly can NOT tolerate without doing too much injury to feelings.
Any suggestions?
So far I've been whined at by some of the curchgoers (thank God there are some there who know by now that I simply can't stand to be smothered with physical or verbal attention and let me be) and lectured at by the pastor on two or three occasions in the past 4 months.
And I apparnetly have to have a repeat of this in the next week.
The last time I went from fairly hysterical (It is never good to corner me in an office with yourself and two other people. It just isn't.) to very quiet, without ever really outright telling him anything.
This time, I want to actually set things straight i a way that is not ambiguous and leaves him and the church with a very clear idea of what I can and more importantly can NOT tolerate without doing too much injury to feelings.
Any suggestions?
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