Oh yes, that's definitely true in my case. In fact, I crave any kind of attention, even if I might be making a fool of myself
(which I'm usually not aware of, of course). From a nice young lady who's a bit younger than myself and a potential wife, I'll have a back rub or massage any day!
I'll usually use an excuse like "I can't reach there myself" to get a willing young lady to scratch my back or spread sunblock/suntan lotion on my back and shoulders - which did happen once
! That lady is now, alas, married, so I cannot continue to ask her to do such things.
However, at my Bible Study group last night, a suitably-young lady was sitting on my left side on a couch, and we were all watching a DVD. Getting comfortable for the DVD, she shuffled closer to me (not intentionally; it just happened that way), and patted me in a very friendly way on my knee. WOW!
I sure enjoyed that! I've never dated this girl, and I was very tempted to say a few extra words to her just before we left to go our separate ways, but I didn't say anything to her except goodbye.