I Am Very Affectionate

I am incredibly affectionate. I love holding hands, touching, kissing, etc. etc. but my significant other just isn't the same way.

I love him madly but in those dark recesses of my mind I wonder if I will survive with a man who loves me but can't show it.

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UpsideOutInsideDown · 36-40, M

I'm going through the exact same dilemma. Except with my SO, not yours. It's impossibly difficult

cheekykitten · F

@UpsideOutInsideDown: Any ideas on what to do? Is she great in most other respects?

UpsideOutInsideDown · 36-40, M

I'm not trying to sound facetious, but if I had any ideas I'd probably not have ended up here on SW in all honesty. It's kind of become a bit too big of an issue for me now to kind of assess her fairly. It's clouded over everything now.

cheekykitten · F

That is what I am hoping to avoid! He loves me in the best way he knows how, why isn't that good enough for me?

UpsideOutInsideDown · 36-40, M

Because it isn't the love you want. Affection is a lot like food, and everyone has a different idea of what tastes good and what fills them up. Some of us are just a lot more hungry than others

cheekykitten · F

Well using that analogy - I learnt to love olives, can I learn to love this?