"...he wasn't affectionate outside of sex." I wonder if that kind of goes along with what the article was saying? I don't know.

I was just discussing the article with my T today. She thought it was interesting. I mean, as a female, if I feel lonely or vulnerable, I don't think twice about asking a friend for a hug. I have never heard a man do this. Well, okay, I have one male friend who is a hugger--he's hugged me out of the blue when I've had a bad day. And maybe he asks his wife for hugs on the fly, I don't know.