Reply #32: Actually though, I usually don't touch

[smirkymonkey]

men, for the reason that a) I like to respect their boundaries and maintain my own healty boundaries and b) I don't want to give them the wrong impression if I am not interested in them in "that way".

However, I find that if I am really attracted to or interested in a man, and he is close to me - personal space-wise - I will have an almost subconscious desire to touch him in some way. Usually putting a hand on his upper arm when talking to him (lightly) or something innoucuous like that. It's kind of a magnetic thing, I usually find that I do it without thinking or an agenda.