Gentlemen, I am here today to make you aware of a serious men's health issue that you may instinctively know but not really think about all that hard.
Touch Isolation.
Frankly, we have a problem. About as soon as puberty hits, boys stopped being socially touched. Cuddling on couches, Back scratches from mom, being picked up and carried by dad, being stuck in a giant pile of other boys on a couch after you've tuckered yourselves out eating cake at a birthday party, holding hands with other kids when going out, seeing your friend and giving them a big hug. All of this peters off about the time puberty begins, but only for men. Women continue to have social touching as part of their lives.
We end up with the majority of touch coming from only a few sources: Women and Family.
And when I'm talking about touching its not any of the sexual shit. I'm talking about just being flopped all over each other on a couch. I'm talking about us Veeky Forums gym bros Bear hugging the shit out of each other. I'm talking about being comfy with leaning on each other to take naps on a subway or bus.
More BRO-FISTS. More ELABORATE HANDSHAKES. More Huddles with each other's arms round each other's shoulders.
Imagine a couple situations, don't think about how others look at you just imagine the feeling.
>>A little kid comes up and give you a big hug round the leg and asks if you could push them on the swing.
>>You get down off the stage from graduating from high school, your father is there and he has a big beaming smile and gives you a giant long hug, while telling you of how proud he is of you.
>>You are sitting on the bus and a girl sits next to you, she falls asleep and slowly leans her head onto your shoulder.
>>You are playing football. You've won the second to last game in the series. Beginning of the game everybody huddles up and your shitty quarter back actually says some good shit for once. You break out of the huddle with smiles on your faces.