i went 7 years "alone".......my skin got lonely.....a lot.....and i thought about intimacy on a daily basis.....anything, like a kiss on the neck.......i would have crawled over broken beer bottles.
everyone needs an outlet, if they are of the mindset that sex is natural and okay.....and i bet there are LOTS of closet masturbators out there that would never, ever admit they touch themselves.....

or roll around on a pillow!
now that i'm alone again, i sure miss it...... ......arms around you beat a pillow......
and i'm older than dirt....so don't think you'll outgrow it.......