roseofsharon: Can I just make it clear that this is not about personal preference, the differing personalities may or may not like being touchy-feely per se but....
Its more about the human condition..... I am not particularly a touchy-feely person myself but to not be tactile with any other human being (in whatever form)... ever? Yes, I do believe that would have an impact on my general well-being...........
And, this also includes simple physical presence of another human being. Could any of us not have ANY inter-action with others and not feel it in some way?? For example, if you never needed to go to the store, have a coversation with the assistant, a passer-by, a colleague, a neighbour, if you didn't go to work, go to the gas station....
How many of us could truly be okay with that?
The town I left from, I tried to have as little contact with the people there as possible, except for the ones I did contract work for.. I prefered being alone there, but at the same time I was lonely for that human touch from a lady...