TheBanyanTree: Random Question

[Maria Gibson]

"Why do people get so touchy feely when they're drinking?"

Ohhhh, I don't know about other people but for me it's a near constant 
state of mind.  I like to connect, really connect and skin to skin 
contact is the ultimate connection.  From light brushes of finger tips 
on the hand to gentle caresses on the arm, they can be unintentional or 
sexy and innocuously alluring.  Warm and slow back rubs or a stray arm 
draped on the shoulder.  Close enough to feel body heat as a lean in is 
a not quite lean on, skin scents can drift into personal space and make 
one wonder.
Innocent.  Not so innocent.  Contact of one to another in a familiar 
fashion creates intimacy and interest.  I have a need for touch, an urge 
to get closer.  Most of the day, most of the time, the awareness of 
social graces keep these urges at bay except when there is an existing 
bond or emotion of some sort.  Then, it is harder to control.  It is 
harder to control when relaxation takes over.  It takes on a life whose 
demise no longer makes sense and the next thing I know, I am touching.

Please let me know if it makes you uncomfortable.

"Uh, sorry Dude..."

Maria