Fear of touch?

[CARL45]

I started coming to some conclusions this week about the state of my romantic life or lack there off. Something that was pointed out to me by accident was my general lack of physical touch when it comes to women. I noticed that throughout all my relationships that I never really touched any of the women I dated. A few times I might hold a woman's hand during a date,but never for long periods of time. One reason for this was my up bringing my mother would always frown on people being affectionate in public. My mother was a very religious woman too so that might of had something to do with it too. Even now its an alien idea of physically touching a woman. I have to try and do it. Anyone have same problem

[MrCastle]

I think starting out I did. I think it was a fear of not touching things right. I thought I would touch her and it wouldn't turn her on because I didn't know what I was doing.

 

I realized, if I was going to get better at touching things, I had to keep touching them

[charlietheginger]

Comfort once you're comfortable touch just comes

Naturally

[Esoteric Elf]

For about twenty years, I was not touched. I read somewhere about the power of touch, so I started with members of my family: patting them on the back, light, playful punches, etc. I have grown quite accustomed to touching, but not being touched. I still have an embarrassing jerking reaction when I get touched, as it feels so foreign.

[CudLRoo]

Get yourself a nice, cuddly woman, she'll have you 'trained' in no time. I was like that to start off with, before I met a super-warm , bubbly girl, my dad could've been a poster boy for Asperger's was more like a wooden plank than a person, thank god I turned out different. Anyway, it STAYS, becomes part of the arsenal and I sincerely recommend it!