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ToadOfSteel
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15 Dec 2009, 11:00 am

that are big on high levels of personal affection? Hugs, cuddling, etc., doesn't really matter what kind. Because that's the kind of woman I need.



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15 Dec 2009, 11:08 am

Yeah, there are plenty of women like that.



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15 Dec 2009, 12:00 pm

I think most women are like that, unless I'm terribly mistaken. Or unless all you're finding all the off ones. I myself, although an aspie, do enjoy cuddles.


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15 Dec 2009, 12:15 pm

Yes I like to be shown affection and to give it in return. I'm not very good at initialising such affection, but when shown it, am good at giving it back. My boyfriend understands this completely, he is also a very affectionate person. I just don't like it when strangers, aquaintances, my friends or distant family members touch me.


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15 Dec 2009, 12:50 pm

Yes, lots. This is so common among women that many men grumble that they can't meet the level of hugging/cuddling their girlfriend/wife wants and they wish she wanted less.



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15 Dec 2009, 12:55 pm

heliocopters wrote:
I think most women are like that, unless I'm terribly mistaken. Or unless all you're finding all the off ones. I myself, although an aspie, do enjoy cuddles.


The hard part is getting a woman to like me first... that's kind of a prerequisite, given how intimate such endeavors are...



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15 Dec 2009, 1:46 pm

i found one that is. others before her found my excessive attention annoying. i've been known to jump across a room for a hug/kiss or just a smack on the butt and when i'm in love i say "i love you" a lot. some of my ex girlfriends thought it was cute then got tired of it eventually. my last ex girlfriend was so cold she'd get angry about it. she'd also get annoyed when i touched her a lot.

i've been with my fiance for 2 years next month and she still reciprocates all the time.

if you feel like you need this in a woman, you need this in a woman. i can't tell you how much of a difference it's made on my stress and comfort levels.



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15 Dec 2009, 1:58 pm

In my limited experience, women love being held as an emotional or even passionate gesture, an acknowledgement of the existence of a relationship and attachment. However, women are sometimes less keen on holding someone who desires to be held because they are 'needy' and need comforting.

On the other heel, as a man I'd personally feel less need to acknowledge the relationship, I merely desire to be in her presence, gestures beyond that are less important to me. Meanwhile, if you care about a woman and she is in any pain whatsoever you instantly drop everything and just want to put your arms around her.


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15 Dec 2009, 2:10 pm

waltur wrote:
i found one that is. others before her found my excessive attention annoying. i've been known to jump across a room for a hug/kiss or just a smack on the butt and when i'm in love i say "i love you" a lot. some of my ex girlfriends thought it was cute then got tired of it eventually. my last ex girlfriend was so cold she'd get angry about it. she'd also get annoyed when i touched her a lot.

i've been with my fiance for 2 years next month and she still reciprocates all the time.

if you feel like you need this in a woman, you need this in a woman. i can't tell you how much of a difference it's made on my stress and comfort levels.



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To answer the question though, I go through phases and I do think there is a time and place for everything. I dont like public displays of affection at all and will get really uncomfortable if any gesture at all is made in public. I also dont like cuddling while I am trying to sleep. I think other then that though I am pretty affectionate with the right person.


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15 Dec 2009, 11:20 pm

Janissy wrote:
men grumble that they can't meet the level of hugging/cuddling their girlfriend/wife wants and they wish she wanted less.


I can't imagine feeling that way.


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16 Dec 2009, 12:35 am

Janissy wrote:
Yes, lots. This is so common among women that many men grumble that they can't meet the level of hugging/cuddling their girlfriend/wife wants and they wish she wanted less.

To be honest, I wish the average woman wanted more...



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16 Dec 2009, 2:46 am

Almost all women enjoy hugging, cuddling, and physical closeness in general. But only with guys they're attracted to or their girlfriends, and in rarer cases, their guy friends. In all other situations, women will flat-out refuse to do these things with someone.



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16 Dec 2009, 5:27 pm

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.



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16 Dec 2009, 7:49 pm

Toadofsteel........just the flip side........I am female and I do not like physical demontrations of affection, but I am a warm caring loyal person. My fiance on the other hand is VERY affectionate. He has a tendancy to grab me, which I found very disturbing, but over time he learnt that it would only freak me out, so now he generally just gently pulls me in for a hug, which I end up really enjoying. He is a bit of a "boys boy" which is why I really like him as a person. He helps ground me and remind me of my humanity.

I am sure there are many women out there who are very affectionate........

More importantly, love thyself :)

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16 Dec 2009, 7:59 pm

This is the type of person I need. I love physical affection, and would need someone who likes it as well as I do.


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16 Dec 2009, 8:19 pm

I've come to the realization that this is what I'm really missing in life. It's not so much the lack of a girlfriend that is causing issues, it's the lack of affection. The only problem is that the only way I'm getting any affection now is through a girlfriend. It's gotten to the point that I don't have sexual fantasies anymore, only fantasies where I cuddle with whatever woman is in my fantasy at that particular point in time. Maybe I should move to Europe or something?