Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : So here's some backstory:

First and foremost, this person is incredibly nice and a big part of me feels incredibly guilty for intentionally avoiding them; however, I feel like this person has become a distraction and is not respecting some basic boundaries...

I'm a fairly introverted person. I come to work, sit at my desk, put in my headphones (listen to music/podcasts/radio) and work. I'll occasionally talk to fellow co-workers/friends but I'm usually pretty quiet for the majority of my day.

This person sits next to me and I can tell that they're very, very annoyed that I have my headphones in all day. This person will reach over and obnoxiously knock on my desk and they'll wave their hand in front of my face to get my attention.

I asked this person to please stop and to just IM me if they need anything. This person obliged for a couple of days but now they're back to knocking on my desk/waving at my face for attention. 

I can *feel* this person looking at me when I glance over from the corner of my eye. This person constantly comments on what I have for lunch and interrupts my work so they can small talk me to death.

This person is also significantly older than me (and most of our department) and I get the feeling that this person is lonely (unmarried) and just wants to be friendly but this person is making me uncomfortable. I hate that I dread coming to work because I know that this person is going to pester me for 8 hours.

So -- AITA? 