Reply #118: I agree with you re: boundaries, but I think that calls for therapy might be premature

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The overall sweep of this discussion has generally divided the replies into "it's rude" and "it's fine." I think that, for purposes of my original question, it's sufficient to keep it in this context. Boundaries are a part of this, but it's not IMO necessary to imply a pathology when discussing them; it's become clear that people have different notions of acceptable boundaries, and these are the essence of the discussion, I think.

Questions of the need for therapy might be valid in other contexts but are beyond the scope of the story I recounted.