I know exactly what you mean.

wanting the same thing.

Yeah, I feel you there too, sad how they just couldn't figure out what affection means...

I'm so burnt from what my ex did I wonder if I'll ever want that kind of touch again. It requires opening the heart.

Yeah. Missing it really bad right now. The fact that I miss it combined with the fact that it was taken away pretty abruptly is pretty tough stuff to handle. And I am just at the infancy stage of this - tomorrow is gonna suck worse, methinks.

Thank you for posting this. You'll never know what it means to me.

I crave the gentle touch of that special person. That hug that will just make you melt...

Right now the only hugs I get are from close friends that I see at church each week and my 2 boys. They shower me with hugs but it's not the same though.

Looking back, my STBX never was affectionate. Any physical touch was reserved for the bedroom. Makes me wonder if he ever really loved me. Told me the first years were okay, before the kids. Made me feel cheap.

wow...I miss it too...I need it...i crave it...I need and thrive on physical affection...she could never figure that out either...

I didn't get very much touch any where bedroom or other wise. We slept in the same bed but we were like room mates.

I miss it too.It's one of the things I miss most.

Definately miss the human touch... and my dog.. crazy isn't it... but my dog was a bichon and she was my little baby.. I never sat on the couch alone and she was particuarly attentive when I was sick.

Miss my morning good bye kiss but guess he never wanted it anyways... miss my son terribly.. we use to snuggle in his bed everynight and discuss his day and I gave him a bunch of kisses all around his hairline.. my puppy use to join us... she was so jealous of the loving my son got...

Definately miss the human touch.. craving a really big hug from good friends.. new to this city.. and have very few friends and contacts....

He wondered why I left his bed ten years ago. I felt like an unpaid maid, cook and prostitute.

This is a good one! I wondered why I was missing this too, since it has been such a long time for me. My ex had a very "active" social life. I did not. During the last 5 yrs, I was married and sexually inactive. Last week, I got it! I had convinced myself that it was wrong for me to miss the physical touch while married. Now that I'm single, it's ok for me to miss what is a natural human experience. I'm not necessarily talking about sex. My ex didn't take this away from me when he left. I gave it up while I was married to him, because I allowed him to decide what I needed. It's so important now that I discover / rediscover who I am.

Mine knew, I asked, he made fun of it...it was all a game based on weaknesses.