How a Lack of Touch is Destroying Men

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How a Lack of Touch is Destroying Men; Special Thanks to Tim, cheers mate for the idea and article. Hope you see this "Easter Egg" haha. :P
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Sam	May 23 2017, 01:52 AM Post #1
It takes a mere second for treasure to turn to trash. Posts: 24,391 Group: Community Admin Member #415 Joined: April 21, 2005 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Dragonball/Z/Super, Hellsing Ultimate, Naruto/Shippuden, Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, FMA:B What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball/Z/Super, Naruto/Shippuden, One Piece, Hellsing, Death Note	http://upliftconnect.com/how-lack-touch-destroying-men/ I thought I'd try something new and post an article that Tim shared on Facebook that piqued my interest. Rather than focus on being liquidated by North Korea or what horrible thing is going to happen in the world next ... and Donald Trump; I thought I'd give this a look inward at our general human nature and I suppose gender connects or disconnects in society. I personally quite agree with the article. I've had several co-workers in the past hug me randomly. A few were my age but many were older women that did the awkward platonic-at-work hug. This was rather sudden and uncomfortable for me every time. I didn't like that. Just because they hadn't seen me in awhile or something. But I've been scolded to not even touch a female co-workers' arm. I'm not sure how commonplace this is in society, so I'd like to hear your thoughts. Day-to-day life, work, whatever. Either way, I think there are a few different things that can be taken from this article and I was more curious for your opinions on it. Thanks Sam
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Goddess Ultimecia	May 23 2017, 02:39 AM Post #2
Posts: 10,145 Group: RP Moderator Member #8,473 Joined: October 26, 2012 Gender Male Country None	Definitely an interesting read, and it's one I can relate to as I've never been in a relationship, and contact I have had is little to none. It's amazing how even just a tight hug from someone is enough to lower tension, in my experience anyway. Although that was due to receiving hugs from women, I'm not sure if it would translate the same if it were a dude.
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* Mitas	May 23 2017, 07:58 PM Post #3
It truly was a Shawshank redemption Posts: 12,129 Group: Retired Staff Member #2,993 Joined: December 16, 2007 Gender Male Favourite Anime DBZ What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga DBZ, Full Metal Alchemist	This article resonated with me immensely. I've been going to a metal health support group every week since the turn of the year. It's a very social and friendly group that's made up of mostly women, and as such when everyone says their farewells there are a lot of hugs that go around. I've always been uncomfortable in giving out physical contact (to females, afraid of being seen as a creep, to males, because we live in a world where that's not something that happens) and so initially I didn't participate in the farewell hugs (which also probably speaks of how women view physical contact with men). Then, someone asked if I mind hugs, and I said I'm fine with it, and now I'm included in the hugs. And honestly, it feels nice. Coming from a group of guy friends where nobody hugs each other, it's nice to have that human contact. among friends There's still an awkwardness, but I'm becoming more at ease with it. So yeah, I definitely agree with the sentiment of the article. And it's funny because there was a specific line in the article about the author and his son, 'I hope we can hold hands even when he is a man. I hope we continue to hold hands until the day I die', that even when reading I thought 'that just sounds weird'. And then thought, that's the entire point of the article, that it doesn't have to be weird. I think in some cultures it's common for male friends or family to hold hands or link arms. I also think it's incredibly telling that when guys go out drinking together, when everyone is drunk, the hugs start to flow. Arms around each other, 'I love you man' etc. We revel in being able to show the things that most women friendships can entail without the help of drink. And then we sober up and don't talk about it until we're all drunk again.
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