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Am I the only one here who likes close physical contact with other living beings?

I Sperg

I found that whilst I don't like having close personal contact of any sort forced on me, I fundamentally enjoy close physical contact with another living being.

I Like "hugs", curling up with a cat on the sofa (or indeed in bed), getting into bed when there is someone else there. 

Yet here this forum seems chock full of people who do not seem to.

I was just wondering if there is anyone else who understands that fundamental sense of happiness and "rightness" I feel when I am close to another living breathing mammal. (I've no real experience of insects or reptiles. Although I can't think of any insect I'd want to cosy up next to...)

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  • Absolutely.

    My mother tells me I did not much like being handled as a baby. I spent a childhood wiggling away from hugs and kisses.

    But yet, I hug friends. I enjoyed physical contact with my husband, my son. I think it's about the circumstance. Control over the contact. I don't want it taking me by surprise, confining me in any way or any feeling I can't escape it and better if I initiate it.

    I suppose it's a bit like clothes...I can't stand anything tailored, restricting me. Yet I need heavy blankets to sleep well.

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  • Absolutely.

    My mother tells me I did not much like being handled as a baby. I spent a childhood wiggling away from hugs and kisses.

    But yet, I hug friends. I enjoyed physical contact with my husband, my son. I think it's about the circumstance. Control over the contact. I don't want it taking me by surprise, confining me in any way or any feeling I can't escape it and better if I initiate it.

    I suppose it's a bit like clothes...I can't stand anything tailored, restricting me. Yet I need heavy blankets to sleep well.

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