27 Personal Space: Your Guide to Social Self-Defense
From Aardvark Avarice by Ryan Robbins
November 11, 2025 · 18 min · Episode 32
About this episode
This episode provides a humorous guide to maintaining personal space and repelling unwanted social interactions.
Tired of close talkers, unsolicited back-pats, and aggressive huggers? Are you repulsed by plutonic physical contact, or even close proximity by anyone not called Mom, Wife, Son or Daughter? If so, then this episode's for you. Provided you are willing to hedge the fine line of social acceptability, this episode will teach you how to repel social encroachers with extreme prejudice. This podcast does come with a warning, however. Side effects may include extreme social awkwardness, a permanent personal space bubble, and possible legal issues. Cheers!
People in this episode
Host: Ryan Robbins
Topics covered
- personal space
- social self-defense
- social awkwardness
- physical contact
- social boundaries
Keywords
- personal space
- social defense
- close talkers
- aggressive huggers
- social awkwardness
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