Steph, I realize I fall way to the hermit-y side of things, but why are you hanging out somewhere with that many people who make you actively uncomfortable?

Because we were invited to a party, and as a guest it's not my place to tell the hosts who to invite/not invite? And if I want to see people who I enjoy spending time with, that means that there also might be people who I don't click with?

Just wondered if that was a weird situation, is all. Sorry I brought it up.

And she said, "No, I want you to pick yours out. This way I get to spend more time in this small room with someone I find really interesting!"

I would have no idea how to react to this, except maybe with an awkward laugh.

She's clearly a weirdo, but also one who likes you! You can either work with that or avoid her.

That's pretty odd, Tep. I hope next time she wants to fangirl you she is more chill about it.

And I totally think this woman is just awkward and enthusiastic, but also weird.

She seems to want to be complimentary and apparently values your opinion so you have impressed her. It is hard to have negative thoughts about someone who admires you. I get the awkward and uncomfortable thing completely.

At mom's for the weekend so I slept uncomfortably on the couch. Ugh.

She seems to want to be complimentary and apparently values your opinion so you have impressed her.

I do not disagree that this is what it seems like. Sorry if I gave the impression otherwise.

It is hard to have negative thoughts about someone who admires you.

Well, I must be a bad person, then, because she makes me really uncomfortable. I mean, I don't think she's a harmful human being, but I'm really uncomfortable with her intensity of feeling, especially given that she doesn't even know me, other than as the barest of acquaintances.

Steph, don't feel bad for feeling uncomfortable with her, she sounds super awkward and weird, and you're an introvert; even if she's just trying to be friendly, she's a bit much.

You'd think it would be hard to still dislike someone that is your fan(and, yeah, even so I probably give more BOTD, but still, as someone who somewhat routinely gets called "so brave," and "Amazing" for reasons that are hard for me to accept, it's totally possible. Have been on both ends of the who likes whom more thing, though.

Well, I must be a bad person

No! Not at all. I completely understand being uncomfortable with the situation.

I'm really uncomfortable with her intensity of feeling, especially given that she doesn't even know me, other than as the barest of acquaintances.

It's been a while, but I've definitely had acquaintances declare that I'm their only friend in the world. It's weird and too much of a burden, and I never know how to react when it happens. I don't think you need to apologize for how she made you feel.