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A social media post about a traveler’s ‘masterclass in boundaries’ on a flight out of Maine goes viral
Have you experienced boundary issues while traveling?
A social media post about boundaries shared from a plane in Maine on Thursday has gone viral.
The post, shared by user @digbymomma on Threads, applauds a woman for setting boundaries after a male traveler beside her had invaded her personal space.
Here is the post:
Currently on a flight leaving Maine and just witnessed a masterclass in boundaries. A 60-something badass, queen calmly told the guy next to her: “Sir, put your legs together and remove your arm from touching me. Now.” And yes… he immediately complied. Ladies, take notes. 👏
The post received almost 31,000 likes, more than 500 comments, and nearly 100 shares.
Many commenters applauded the female traveler for her approach.
“Concise. Firm. Clear boundary set. We don’t have to be polite — that’s clearly gotten many women absolutely nowhere,” wrote @violator_and_pendog.
“How about the men take notes and just be respectful of women? If it were a man sitting beside him, would he be invading his space? I think not,” wrote @mostlysweetwithasideofsalt.
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Other commenters shared stories about times when boundaries were crossed during their own travel and how they responded.
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