People often describe the strength of their relationships with one another using abstract distance, while not seeing the physical resemblance of this metaphor in real life. To explain, the strength of a relationship with someone is inversly proportional to the minimum physical distance with that person that makes you comfortable. For example, when you go in to the waiting room of a hospital you always try to keep at least one seat between you and the person next to you if not two or three (when that's possible). But if for some reason you started to have a conversation with the guy, one of you will soon enough move closer and leave no more than one seat between you two. You might say this happens so we can hear each other better, but it's never about that. It's because you are now comfortable to talk with in this particular range. At this point, after having a nice conversation, the act of officially knowing eachother occurs by saying the names. This is almost always accompanied with the handshake.
The Handshake, a human gesture known to mankind since ever. In a weird hidden way, it goes like this: Hi there, let's touch hands, shake them together and see how that goes. In the case of meeting a person with no arms, laying out your hand for a hanshake will be very embarrassing. So, the best thing to do is again touching him by putting your hand on his shoulder (I would suggest) and maybe asking about the story behind the missing arms to get the elephant out of the room. Back to our subject, touching! The handshake is only the first level of human physical contact. Now that you've traveled with your imagination across these levels passing by hugs between friends and family, slowing down at kisses of all levels and reaching your destination: Intimate sex, here's a question: Are there levels of touching beyond sex?
I have answers but I want to hear from you first.
I enjoyed very much reading all of your comments. I guess your brains froze at the last destination of human physical contact, or maybe filing through lots of sex positions seeking the answer (in the wrong direction, shame on you). Anyways, the answer you're looking for lies beneath it's own question: "Are there levels of touching BEYOND SEX?" What comes after (beyond) sex(when it's done for its natural cause)? Pregnancy!!
Pregnancy represents the longest period of touching between two people. Reflect that on the strength of the relationship to understand the whole picture I'm trying to draw here.
I'm not just pointing out a linear relationship that exists because of obvious and stupid reasons. I'm saying that touching could be the key to explaining the spiritual phenomenas of a relationship that science can't explain like feeling her son in danger or the telepathic mysteries between twins.
Touch you later
Mohammad
