Oh forgive me all, but I'm gonna have to do this.....OK, having been a newbe on many occassions, I have to say that is very difficult to enter an arena where everyone is so comfortable with one another. It is also difficult to know how to act when being accepted is very important. One of the reasons the behavior you so readily admit to is usually frowned upon is due to what happened to you. When a professional atmosphere is kept then things like this just won't happen. That doesn't mean you have to be a prude of course. There are always many different ways to respond to something. I know that hindsight is always 20/20 so it is good you brought this to the group. Tell yourself that this gal might be confused as to where her boundaries are. She may not have meant anything or if she was coming on to you then you just tell her what you did. If she doesn't get the message then tell her again and clearly that you do not wish for her to touch you. Tell her that you don't want to have to report her to the supervisor. If she continues to show inappropriate behavior then have your manager talk to her. Hope this helps. P.S. Beautiful command of the icons!