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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What the hell is wrong with some of you?  Somebody says, and maybe means, they love you and you act as they are giving you ebola!  You are pathetic.[/quote]

You are short sighted and judgemental.

If something gives you the "ick" it's OK to honor the feeling.  OP already said her MIL was a boundry violator. She has valid reason for feeling uncomfortable.[/quote]

OP said awkward not ick.[/quote]

OP here. Awkward is a good descriptor, extremely uncomfortable and slightly emotionally unsafe  is more accurate. Ick? Not sure about that... I don't feel like "ew, that's gross" or anything... just like there is a big, huge red flag going up.[/quote]

"Ick" poster here. I didn't mean that literally. Just as a shorthand. If something makes you feel awkward it's ok to acknowledge that it does. There might be good reason for it.  
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Thanks... I really believe this is true. Without having to justify/explain more than I should online, some emotional distance is 100% appropriate. I think what I am looking for is a reason to keep someone at arm's length when they are trying to get too close, given the context... and when the very immediate context is just a nice "I love you" superficially (as others have pointed out).[/quote]

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