I'll echo everything already said about that being common. I'm cuddly to the point that (when I'm with him) I sleep totally interlocked with my boyfriend, all night, without moving. It's probably not good for sleep posture, but it's almost impossible to resist.
I'm far more physically affectionate with other females, and a lot faster than with guys. It takes a very specific kind of guy to open me up to anything remotely intimate physically, even at the friendship level, and it's a slow pace.
Like a lot of women, I'm really sensitive about smells. Hygiene is a huge factor in how close I want to get to a guy because they tend to already smell very strongly. The 'wrong' smell on any guy will keep me at arms' length or further. A guy who eats well (particularly vegetarian), showers every day, wears everything fresh, and brushes his teeth at least twice a day, really makes me feel a lot more comfortable in close proximity, for any reason. Unfortunately for some guys (very few), it doesn't seem possible for them to do much about their smell, regardless their hygienic practices, but even realizing that can't make me want to get physically near them.