I have boundaries.

If someone I don't know encroaches on my boundaries, my personal space, I start to feel very uncomfortable.

It happened to me twice this morning. I was waiting in line at the pharmacy when an elderly gentleman walked up behind me. He stood about 12" from me, breathing heavily down my neck. I shifted forward a step, hoping to restore my comfort zone...and so did he. I waited a bit, tried not to feel too uncomfortable, and moved forward again....and so did he. There wasn't anyone directly in front of me, so I moved forward again, only to be followed by him, again. Luckily, my prescription was ready so I managaed to get away from him.
The second time was at the BX (department store on base). I was looking at vacum cleaners and a man came and stood next to me...really, really close to me. Again, I did the 'shift and shuffle' move, but he did the same thing. I had decided what I wanted to buy, so I grabbed it off the shelf and left, hoping he wouldn't come stand behind me in line at the register!

My question is this: am I the only one who has issues with personal space? Obviously the two people who invaded mine this morning don't have issues with it...I was as close to them as they were to me. It's not as if the space I need is huge, I measured it out and it's actually only about 2'. I have no problem with people I know being in my space, I just don't like total strangers shoving their way in.

Someone please tell me I'm not the only one!