Talk:Open Heart/@comment-38496860-20190406034253/@comment-38496860-20190406204320

For a superior to invite a subordinate to their home, *alone*, yeah, that's not appropriate at all. And the wine just made it super uncomfortable. He really should've asked to meet up in a public place like a coffee shop or something, IMO. But I get that they wanted an opening to be there for characters who wanted to romance him. But... again, I noticed the option to put your hand on his leg. After he talked about his mentor bordering on father figure possibly dying, that seemed ridiculously rude. So for me it's not working from any angle.

This is all different than if they're throwing a party and invite employees. I'm talking specifically about having someone alone like that. Is that really a normal thing in some places?

I don't dislike Dr. Ramsey. I really don't. I just think they didn't think all of these interactions through.

Some of you may be cool with the arm touching, but unless there's a fire and someone is grabbing my arm to pull me away from danger, it's not appropriate. No one, ever, in any situation, gets to touch me in any way without my permission. Ever. It took my entire life to come to terms with that, to realize I am not obligated in any way to let other people touch me if I don't want them to. It's a big deal to me, and I strive to ensure my kids understand this, for their own sakes as well as to ensure they don't ever hurt anyone else unintentionally. Respecting people's boundaries is never a bad thing. Sorry for tl;dr on that.