Yes, the assumption that all/most touch is inappropriate or sexual is quite Victorian and silly. I'm glad I have a T who uses "common sense" in this regard! However, I do appreciate the fact that touch is not used in my own workplace. It has nothing to do with ethics or a fear of sexual intensions. I highly doubt my crying 18 year old student or my gregarious department chair are thinking anything illicit! But, For me, touch is personal and intimate (even on a platonic level) and not something that feels comfortable with my colleagues/ business associates/ students or deans. For me, touch expresses the bond I have with someone and, if that close personal bond is not there, I do not want to use touch. So I guess I do feel that touch is not really something that mixes well with a professional setting, unless one's profession is in the "healing/helping/body" realm, like a therapist, doctor, nurse, masseuse, dancer, athlete, etc. Do others agree, or do you think there should be more touch in workplaces? I guess my fear is that if I worked in a setting where touch was the norm, it would be expected of me, and it would feel hard to protect my personal boundaries by constantly saying "no." I guess I feel like companies should not have blanket policies, but allow individuals to make their own choices (and support an environment where that choice really is free).