too close
- intimateClosely personal or private
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- hoveringSuspended without support
smothering · personal · space · uncomfortable · breathing · neck · invasion · boundary · proximity · encroaching · claustrophobic · pressing · looming · stifling · intrusive · overbearing · clingy · tight
- defensive mistakesexposed flank, overcommitment, poor footwork, off-balance, slow reaction
physical proximity
too closetoo far
Past acceptable limits
far away · miles apart · just right · at arm's length · far removed
emotional/relational proximity
too closeestranged
Separated by emotional distance
standoffish · aloof · at arm's length · cold · remote