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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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    • My wife has to ask before touching me, I’m not horrible about it but she knows that it just gives me time to prepare for it. I’m in the middle of a book called A Kind Of Spark, it has two sisters as the central characters who are both autistic . In one part they are walking home through a wood and chatting. The younger sister holds her sisters hand, she thinks in her head that it will only be for a short while as neither of us really likes it! The writer is autistic and got it spot on. If I hold hands, after about 30 seconds my hand is wriggling.
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    • My wife has to ask before touching me, I’m not horrible about it but she knows that it just gives me time to prepare for it. I’m in the middle of a book called A Kind Of Spark, it has two sisters as the central characters who are both autistic . In one part they are walking home through a wood and chatting. The younger sister holds her sisters hand, she thinks in her head that it will only be for a short while as neither of us really likes it! The writer is autistic and got it spot on. If I hold hands, after about 30 seconds my hand is wriggling.
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