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10	[[quoteright:188:[[ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/personalspace.bmp]]]]
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12	Some people can be very friendly. Very, ''very'' uncomfortably friendly.
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14	It isn't just that they tend to stand too close when they're talking to people--it's that they're practically ''on'' them. You may even be complete strangers, but that doesn't stop them from hanging off of you and breathing your [=CO=][[subscript:2]] during the conversation, whether you like it or not. It doesn't help that they tend to get... er, grabby.
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16	Somebody with No Sense of Personal Space may keep their targets of uncomfortable closeness down to one person, or they might be like this with everyone. The character might be a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} that just doesn't know better, or they may just really, ''really'' like you (or [[ReallyGetsAround everyone]]), and just don't let some bothersome "social etiquette" get in the way of it. They may be a [[VillainousFaceHold villain showing their authority]] over a captive or a creepy AbhorrentAdmirer who doesn't care about personal boundaries. Then again, they just might be [[ItAmusedMe trying to get you riled up]] [[{{Jerkass}} for shits and giggles]]. This tendency usually comes with [[TermsOfEndangerment inappropriate uses]] of FirstNameBasis.
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18	Anime characters with No Sense of Personal Space love to implement TheGlomp as their favored tactic. For best results, have them latch onto someone that HatesBeingTouched. It can also be a good source of HoYay, FoeRomanceSubtext, or LesYay. Depending on the context, this behavior may get a character labeled a MemeticMolester by the fandom. Compare CuddleBug.
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20	Not to be confused with the PersonalSpaceInvader, which deals with grabby {{Mooks}} in video games.
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22	!!Example subpages:
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24	[[index]]
25	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace/AnimeAndManga
26	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace/FanWorks
27	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace/LiveActionTV
28	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace/VideoGames
29	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace/{{Webcomics}}
30	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace/WesternAnimation
31	[[/index]]
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33	!!Other examples:
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35	[[foldercontrol]]
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37	[[folder:Comic Books]]
38	* ''ComicBook/AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF'' has this trope of how Erma and her later best friend, Toki, first interacted. When Erma first bunked with Toki, that mouse had some bad habits like leaving the bathroom messy and barging in for frivolous reasons when Erma was using it. However, the last straw is when Toki's feline lover visits that night for sex and Erma is kept awake first with the thumping on the above bunk and the smell of the aftermath. Eventually, the two work out their differences.
39	* In ''ComicBook/GenerationZero'', Cloud has uncontrolled telepathic abilities that grant her an intimate view into the mind of anyone she meets. Consequently, she assumes that she is intimate with everyone; when she first meets Keisha, she embraces and kisses her.
40	* Examples from ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' stories:
41	** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1982 Supergirl Vol 2]]'' [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda Danvers]]' friend Joan doesn't get the concept. Two seconds after her first meeting Joan grabs Linda's hand and drags her along.
42	** ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'': Unsurprisingly, the titular Bizarro character does not get the concept. During their trip back to Bizarro World, Bizarrogirl scares ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} to death when all of sudden she’s behind her and leaning past her shoulder.
43	* In Franchise/{{Superman}}/ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} story ''ComicBook/KryptonNoMore'', Clark Kent's co-worker Terri invades his personal space and clings to him as soon as she sees him.
44	* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Draska Nishiki uses her very intentional invasion of personal space to exert dominance over her targets like Gen. Darnell and ComicBook/SteveTrevor. She likes to sit on people's desks or otherwise give herself a perch that makes her closer than they'd like while also allowing her to loom over them.
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47	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
48	* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'':
49	** [[http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/1991-12-20/ This comic]] features Nardo from TheOldCountry, who even has to be told to keep his hands out of Dilbert's pockets.
50	** Dogbert discusses cultural concepts of personal space in ''Dogbert's Clues for the Clueless''. In America, you're allowed just inside the "Bad Breath Zone". In Italy, you can get inside the other person's clothes. In Australia, any distance is too damn close.
51	--->'''Dot on Horizon:''' ''Hey! Can we talk!?''\
52	'''Australian:''' ''[to himself]'' Tourist.
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55	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
56	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'':
57	** The twins very much fall under this category, seeing as their first order of business following their appearance was to start messing with the main character's easy access portal to his internal organs. Well, sackcloth-doll organs. Still, nobody wants a pair of busybodies monkeying around with their insides.
58	** 5 also falls under this category.
59	* Gaston in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' towards Belle. In fact, Disney Villains in general seem incapable of staying out of the main character's personal space.
60	* Sid from ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' fits very well in this trope.
61	* ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'':
62	** King Julian.
63	** Also Mort, especially when it involves Julian's feet.
64	* As pointed out in the [[DVDCommentary director's commentary]], the Robinson family in ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' frequently get in the face of the more reserved Lewis. It's most noticeable with [[https://i1.wp.com/caps.pictures/200/7-meet-the-robinsons/full/meet-the-robinsons-disneyscreencaps.com-4028.jpg Uncle Gaston]], who leans over Lewis to the point where Lewis has to turn his head straight up to face him.
65	* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'', the Dazzlings stroke seemingly everyone in the cafeteria during "Let's Have a Battle".
66	** Photo Finish in the short ''Photo Finished'' has absolutely no concern for the personal space of her chosen subjects, to the point that they complain about it to vice principal Luna. When Luna brings this up to Photo Finish, she becomes the crazy photographer's next subject.
67	* [[SlipperyAsAnEel Anago]] in ''Animation/{{Padak}}'' has little respect for the titular protagonists' personal space, invading it whenever possible to rile her up or when questioning her motivations and beliefs.
68	* Colette from ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'' thinks that the only reason Linguini's personal space exists is so that she can invade it. Sure, she was doing it to intimidate him, but one can't help but think that she does it for enjoyment with how often it happens.
69	* The eponymous character in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', as a result of being raised with no human contact.
70	-->'''Professor Porter:''' Oh, Janie Jane! What an amazing discovery! A man with no language, no human behavior...\
71	'''Jane Porter:''' And no respect for personal boundaries.\
72	'''Professor Porter:''' How do you mean?\
73	'''Jane Porter:''' ''[gets extremely close to Professor Porter]'' He was this close to me, daddy, just staring at me!
74	* ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'': BEN. "I just wanna hug ya and squeeze ya and hold ya close to me!" Much to the dismay of Jim Hawkins.
75	-->'''Jim:''' You have to stop ''touching me''.
76	* Mebh from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}}'' is a WildChild who lives in the woods with only her mother and wolves for company, so the concept of personal space doesn't occur to her. She climbs all over Robyn when she first brings her to the den, including biting Robyn's hair and sniffing her armpit. She isn't much better as a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent wolf]].
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79	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
80	* ''Film/BadBoys1995'': While talking to his chemist, Fouchet constantly gets in his face whenever he starts getting angry.
81	* ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'': Betelgeuse does this with anyone -- living or dead.
82	* ''Film/{{Borat}}'' takes this to an extreme, even sprinting after people to get in their faces.
83	* Beldar and other Remulaks in ''Film/{{Coneheads}}'' often exhibit behavior like this, being aliens.
84	* ''Film/TheForceAwakens'':
85	** Finn. Some of it is probably because he has a crush on Rey (such as when he grabs her hand while they're fleeing a bombing run), but other times it's clear he just really does have no sense of personal space, possibly due to being raised from birth to be a stormtrooper. At one point when he's trying to see out a high window, he uses Rey's forehead to brace his hand simply because it's the most convenient thing around.
86	** Kylo Ren towards Rey, too, especially in the interrogation scene. He gets creepily intimate with her, leaning close to her face and speaking softly. Another sign of his VillainousCrush on Rey.
87	* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
88	** Voldemort. When he steals the Elder Wand in ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallowsPart1 Deathly Hallows, Part 1]]'', he's face to face with the dead Dumbledore. They'd be touching noses, [[TheNoseless if he had a nose]]. ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallowsPart2 Part 2]]'' didn't let up--[[spoiler:after Harry's DisneyDeath]], he offers the Hogwarts students and defenders a chance to join the ranks of the Death Eaters. Draco crosses the field to get to his parents, and ''Voldemort hugs him''. Or tries to, anyway; he clearly has no idea what he's doing.
89	** Several Death Eaters have this problem in the films; Snape gets uncomfortably close to Harry at times and both Scabior and Bellatrix have some rather [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything suggestive]] moments with Hermione in ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallowsPart1 Deathly Hallows, Part 1]]''.
90	** In ''Halfblood Prince'', Bellatrix gets all up in both Snape and her sister Narcissa’s space while performing the unbreakable vow. She also gives her nephew Draco a not very aunt-like kiss on the neck when she gets to Hogwarts towards the end. Unlike his mom, he’s freaked out by it.
91	* ''Film/TheKnowledge'': Mr Burgess "The Vampire" regularly invades the personal space of the candidates during their appearances, as one of the many things he does to make them uncomfortable.
92	* ''Film/LifeAsAHouse'': Multiple characters seem to have no sense of boundaries. Alyssa gets into the shower while Sam is inside. George showers outdoors and urinates in view of his neighbors. The shack he lives in has no separate enclosure for the toilet, which Sam complains about.
93	* ''Film/OlsenBanden'': Vanheden from the Swedish ''Jönssonligan'' movies acts like this toward his fellow gang members from time to time, especially his leader Sickan. This ranges from patting Sickan on the cheek seconds after the latter has gotten out of jail, to suddenly grabbing him by the shoulders and guiding/pushing him to locations or objects just a few meters away, to [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/backa_lite_grann_va.PNG practically standing on him in public even when there's plenty of room around them.]] Vanheden also sees no issue with slapping Harry (his cousin) on the butt even though Harry doesn't like it at all.
94	* One of the aspects in the 2003 adaptation of ''Film/PeterPan'' that really creeped out some reviewers was Hook's complete lack of personal space with both Peter and Wendy. The fact that he's an adult obsessed with killing a child (later multiple children) did not help. Creator/JasonIsaacs has described that in interviews as having been incredibly uncomfortable to portray.
95	* ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1998'': The Phantom sure loves to get up close and personal with Christine - and anyone who crosses his path.
96	* In ''Film/PitchPerfect'', Chloe has no problem bursting in on Beca during her shower while both are naked. She also gets up in her face (in an overly-friendly way) at a party later. WordOfGod is she was written as a "close talker".
97	* In ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' there doesn't seem to be any place more comfy and hospitable for pirates to hang out than your territorial bubble, and no pirate likes it better than Captain Jack. In the [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd third film]], Jack actually manages to invade ''his own'' personal space.
98	* ''Film/TheProfessional'' features Creator/GaryOldman as Stansfield, who has "a talent for sniffing out a lie", interrogating Mathilda's father while sniffing him and invading his personal space.[[note]]This was improvised by Oldman.[[/note]] He later does the same with Mathilda.
99	* David from ''Film/TheWatcher'' just ''loves'' to find any excuse he can to hug and touch Joel.
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102	[[folder:Literature]]
103	%%* Guy and especially Iason from ''Literature/AiNoKusabi'' towards Riki.
104	* ''Literature/ChrysalisRinoZ'': The ants are repeatedly noted to be unconcerned about personal boundaries, crawling all over each other and not minding at all. When traveling by ship, they cram themselves in like sardines to take up less vessels, and in combat they make more efficient maneuvers by climbing over each other's ranks, and think nothing of it. It helps that they're all focused on TheNeedsOfTheMany.
105	* ''Literature/ClockpunkAndTheVitalizer'': The Vitalizer has no qualms about getting in Clockpunk's face. It's half unsettling, half breathtaking.
106	* The Ayakas in ''Literature/GirlsKingdom'' happily invade anyone and everyone's personal space, seemingly because they can. This goes up to and including outright groping other girls' chests and butts. In fact, their short character profiles at the beginning of each book says that Music Ayaka likes to harass younger students and Flower Ayaka likes to molest younger students, and in the story itself, most characters take the Ayakas' molestations in stride because they're so used to it by now.
107	* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
108	** Snape isn't quite as bad about this in the books, but his standard "interrogating a pupil" technique seems to be "get right in their personal space". Snape does this deliberately, however, as he is attempting to make students as unnerved as possible so it is easy to [[spoiler:read their minds]].
109	** Wormtail made Harry and Hermione uncomfortable in the third book when he tried to thank them by throwing his arms around their legs.
110	%%* Gruffen from ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles''.
111	* ''Literature/TheMazeRunner'': Brenda just can't keep her hands off Thomas from the moment they meet in ''The Scorch Trials'', and claims that this kind of behavior is normal where she comes from when he calls her out on it.
112	* ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': [[MemeticMolester Count Olaf]]; most frequent target: Violet. Other targets: Klaus, Sunny, Aunt Josephine, etc., etc.
113	* ''Literature/SlugDaysStories'': Lauren, an eight-year-old with ASD, doesn't understand that when she stands too close to the other kids, hugs them, or touches their hair, it makes them uncomfortable. In ''Slug Days'', her therapist Ms. Lagorio tells her to stand at arm's length from the other kids, but when she gets back to class she tries to measure her distance from her classmate Dan by reaching her arms out and touching him. He threatens to punch her lights out if she touches him again.
114	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': As in [[Series/GameOfThrones the TV series]], Littlefinger, Catelyn Stark's UnluckyChildhoodFriend acts this way towards Catelyn's daughter [[ReplacementGoldfish Sansa]]. It's to an even greater degree than his television counterpart, where he leans in really close whenever he talks to her. In the books, he's literally stroking her face and playing with her hair ''on first meeting her''. [[WifeHusbandry It just gets worse from there...]]
115	* Christine Rhoades from ''Literature/SpectralShadows'' can be this sometimes... like when she pounces on the shy, geeky squirrel girl Kacey. Given that Kacey has a lot of her squirrel traits intact, so this doesn't go over well.
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118	[[folder:Podcasts]]
119	* Tuatha from ''Podcast/TheFallenGods''. According to her player Jake, the only way to get uncomfortably close to her is if someone magically goes inside or through her body.
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122	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
123	* Wrestling/{{Goldust}} is known for startling people breathing on them, which is usually preceded by them discovering he is uncomfortably close by or him simply walking up inappropriately close to someone he wants the attention of.
124	* Giant Singh/The Great Khali likes to intimidate shorter people in the locker room by standing with his [[TheGiant stomach]] very close to their faces.
125	* Part of the reason Wrestling/MsChif unnerves many wrestlers when combined with a deceptively quick and light step, which leads to her popping up unexpectedly and uncomfortably close in the locker room. Though happening upon her by surprise beats [[ScreamingWarrior the alternative.]]
126	* Concerning this trope, [[Wrestling/KatarinaWaters Winter]] is like [=MsChif=]'s EvilCounterpart. Where Chif is an inquisitive [[TheFairfolk fey]] who simply has trouble [[NoSocialSkills not being creepy]] Winter is a [[DepravedBisexual bisexual predator]] obsessed with making people bleed. Where Chif is quick and quiet by nature, Winter climbs and crawls around locker rooms for the sole purpose of startling and unnerving people with her suddenly very close appearances.
127	* Greg Excellent of Ground Breaking and Wrestling/{{CZW}}, once having annoyed his boss Maven Bentley by trying to have a very up close conversation with him while Bentley was in the bathroom trying to use a urinal.
128	* Marty "The Moth" Martinez of Wrestling/LuchaUnderground, especially around ring announcer Melissa Santos.
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131	[[folder:Roleplay]]
132	* ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues:''
133	** Ciro, as a result of being a [[PromotionToParent paternal]] older brother, has a habit of being touchy-feely even with people he isn't related to, whether it's a subtle pat on the shoulder or an AffectionateGestureToTheHead.
134	** Jemimah is boisterous and highly extroverted and shows this by practically throwing herself against other people and invading their space with willful abandon.
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137	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
138	* ''TabletopGame/{{Necromunda}}'': The background material for the 3rd Edition [[MercenaryUnits Hired Gun]] Yolanda Skorn mentions that a number of gang leaders who have employed the crazy BountyHunter had to end their contract after being unnerved at finding her staring at them from a few inches away when they woke-up.
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141	[[folder:Theatre]]
142	* In ''Theatre/PokemonLive'', Giovanni and Ash get up close and personal in "You Just Can't Win".
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145	[[folder:Web Original]]
146	* Donnie [=DuPre=] from ''WebVideo/DemoReel'' really likes to cuddle, especially with other guys. The family who kidnaps him and touches him a lot while keeping him drugged are a much creepier take.
147	* Magnus of ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' gets ''very'' close to Kitten when trying to convert him to his cause, to the point that Kitten gets uncomfortable.
148	* ''WebVideo/MiraiNikkiTheAbridgedSeries'': Yuno. She ''is'' Yukiteru's personal space.
149	* Script/SeinfeldTheTwinTowers: At a ceremony honoring first responders, George goes in to hug one, completely oblivious to how awkward it is.
150	* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[Characters/RWBYSalem Salem]] will invade an individual's personal space as a method of intimidating them. When interrogating her subordinates about their failure to retrieve the Relic of Knowledge, she issues her commands while assaulting Hazel with summoned Grimm arms and standing right next to Emerald with a hand on her shoulder. When interrogating a captured Oscar, she is willing to stand right in front of his face; sometimes she will cradle his face with false affection and sometimes grabs his face roughly in anger depending on whether she's mocking his plight or enraged by his defiance.
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