The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
Sexting before meeting the potential date destroys all these rules that Cannibal talked about, it makes things go faster physically - with zero risk. All of these did touch me (hands, thighs, shoulder) on the very first date when that happened. But with no-prior-sexting dates, things went slowly and to nowhere.
Interesting. My closest experience was getting sort of affectionate with a few women on a webchat, back in the mid aughts. I liberally used hugging and similar emotes on them, and
sometimes they responded in kind. Only when I met them in person did I realize I'd never dare initiate any kind of physical contact with them. At most, I exchanged with them those
duty kisses on the cheek and hugs where they put their hands on your sholders to keep you from getting any closer. Of course, I didn't go out with them one on one; it was a group meeting.
It took a while for me to come to terms with the radical difference between men and women when it comes to physical contact with each other: by default, the man desires it, while the woman is disgusted by it and would rather be left the hell alone.
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