Because everyone knows me and knows everything about me,
If I just casually look or smile at someone they feel a sense of connection with me and they behave as though we are long lost best friends.
Also,
because of the reality I’m existing in,
they feel it’s okay to overstep my boundaries and space and they force friendship and conversations with me.
People don’t know how to behave.
They should be treating me like a public figure because I’m a public figure.
But they do all this circus.
When I speak about it, they fucking gaslight me and pretend like they don’t know me.
This has happened to me so many times.
One day starting of last year, I was walking in a cafe and a guy was playing with his phone.
The phone fell from his hands and he caught it before it fell. I found it funny so I laughed.
Later I forgot about the incident and was reading my book.
He intentionally came and sat in the place near me and started talking loudly to gain my attention.
I ignored him.
He didn’t move.
So I left.
I was watching a movie one day at the end of 2023.
The person sitting next to me pulled the seat, so I looked at his leg because of the sound and continued watching the movie.
There was an emotional scene so I started crying.
That man had the audacity to talk to me and he started speaking.
I wasn’t interested in continuing with the movie anyway.
So I got up and left.
One day at the end of 2023,
I was crying at a pub in indiranagar.
The staff approached me and asked me what happened.
I said, I don’t want to speak about it and ignored him.
He kept prying again and again and again.
When I didn’t respond, he banged the tissue box in front of me in anger and left.
I can give you so many examples like this where people keep overstepping my boundaries and space.
People feel it’s okay to do whatever fuck they want because with me they don’t have to face any consequences.
The world is enabling this kinda behaviour.
People need to clearly understand this,
they know me and they feel a sense of connection with me and they behave like long lost best friends.
But to me they are strangers and on a personal front there will be absolutely nothing between us.
So I don’t feel a connection.
Friendship takes a lot of time and trust and it needs to be built.
I’m a friend to my community only on my public platforms.
On a personal front I have my own close circle of family and friends.
On a personal front, I’m a public figure and it’s not humanly possible for me to be friends with everyone.
I cannot entertain this kinda behaviour.
My boundaries and privacy and space should be respected.
rachana rajan <3 