Silent Problems

In my few years of traveling between boroughs from my home in the Bronx to down town Manhattan, I have encounters a few fellow passengers that shared my destination between them. One of these unique encounters was a woman who I never knew her name but gave me a special message to what I thought was unusual at the time. It was one of those days where I was returning home from school, and the train ride was less crowded than usual. I chose an empty seat by the train's doors. Then there came this woman who was crossing through the train doors and seemed a bit frightened. She politely asked me to move from my seat and I did as she requested. As I got my things together, I simply walked over to the opposite seats and decided to stand by the exiting doors of the train. Unfortunately, that same woman had asked me to move from that location as well, so I did my best and moved to the other side of the train.
 
I wasn't sure what I did wrong, but perhaps my decision to move was best for me since other passengers were looking at us. "When you sense a woman is retreating from you, creating more distance from you, that could be her way of sending you a message."(Myers) As I thought back, I remembered that the woman was young and I didn't know how to help her but give her space to calm herself down. She was distancing herself from everyone else. Knowing that the train had fewer passengers than usual, I hoped that it stayed that way, for as long as that woman was able to get comfortable enough to get off the train on her own. I left the train before her so I wasn't sure how her day went afterward.

Work Sited
Myers, J.E. "When a Woman Distances Herself From You, What Is She Saying?"
Last Updated: Jun 13, 2017 Web
August 31, 2017
http://www.livestrong.com/article/143828-when-woman-distances-herself-from-you-what-is-she-saying-you/