So to start, I am gay (18M), might not be important information for you but would matter in this story.

Before college started, there have already been a gc formed for our section/block. To maybe make college easier, even though I never respond to gc's, I decided to be active in one for the first time and build some connections with new people. Through this, I met a classmate of mine (18F), our interests aligned, so we decided to meet each other on the first day of school, this is purely platonic.

The first and second week was not good, she is a very very touchy person, and it is making me uncomfortable. The whole day she would not remove her hand intertwined with mine. I thought at first it was to only maybe prank the professors so I obliged the first two days. Given that it wasn't really a big deal for me

The third day though, I tried my hardest to separate my hands from hers through indirect rejections. Holding a ballpen, not letting go of my cellphone, if other people saw what I'm doing they would know I am avoiding and dodging what she calls is a friendly hand holding.

I am a very open minded person and is quite touchy with my friends also, so at first I maybe? get her touches, but as the days passed and the touches continued. It made me more and more uncomfortable, added that I have someone at the time and is very faithful. So I warned her against the touches, and to maybe lessen them.

The hand holding became lesser and at least became bearable, but not to the point I want it to be, I am still uncomfortable.

Months passed and yes we're still friends, not because I still want to become friends with her, but because we are in the same circle, and I know with how immature she is, the moment I cut her off, the circle would never be the same.

So I dodged her almost everyday, sitting far away from her and visibly rejecting her hugs. Everyone can see my desperate attempts to dodge her, and she is the only one qho maybe couldn't feel my uncomfiness whenever she's around trying to touch me.

Like I said, I am also a touchy person, but I know my limits, she does not. When I want some hugs, I ask for permission before going through with it, on the other hand she would without any ceremony hug you from behind. When walking, my arms would be entertwined with a friend of mine, and that would be it, she again on the other hand takes it a step further and would hold your hand as if I were her boyfriend.

Experiencing this everyday is very exhausting, but I chose to not cut her off for months now just because, I wanna keep the circle whole and still harmonious and she is the glue keeping it together.

Well, turns out she is not the glue. Just a few days earlier, maybe due to just being tired of having to freaking be uncomfortable every freaking day. I voiced out my concerns with the group.

Turns out, we all have different concerns regarding her, and they also voiced out theirs. So as a collective, we told her our concerns. The circle as a whole still wants her to be part of it, but personally I would prefer it if she just goes.

That happened on Friday, and I was quite disappointed that, despite all the things we told her, there is not a mention of any apology at all from her. I really don't care if she gave me one, but what she did to one member of the circle, despite what he's done for her, even having a disagreement with his mother just to protect her, I thought would at least warrant some kind of apology.

All this happenings really made me more and more indifferent about her, but what made me angry was that she borrowed a large amount of money from our friend - he was so sweet btw and is just overall a very nice person - and never gave back the money. This made me very angry, which was maybe also the reason this news never got to me, and made my decision to finally cut her off whole.

ABYG to just decide to cut off someone from my life? It's my first time to actually go through with something like this.