>The levels of denial and the examples cited to debunk the
>article are clearly proof.
>
>Pretty much no-one in here has the level of contact comfort
>exemplified in the photos, let alone the contact that is
>common between straight men in other cultures. It's telling
>that a lot of the counters to this cite scenarios where the
>other party is a stranger, when that's clearly not the kind of
>contact being talked about in the article.

where the other party is a stranger? Huh? Most people are citing their own experience.

I think it's weird that you have to sit on a mans lap or hold hands in public to prove you weren't robbed of touch

>
>There's a clear connection between quality of physical contact
>and quality of health. People would rather not be healthy
>because... just uncomfortable?


>
>Don't buy that. It's interesting that people can't really put
>their finger on why they're uncomfortable with contact, and
>why they'd rather continue to be isolated (however relative
>that term might be to their circumstance) than adapt to
>something (more) contact friendly and in the long term
>healthier.
>