The comfort & safety of sleepovers

The other aspect of sleepovers that I miss and crave, and sometimes really need, is the sense of comfort and safety that I get from them.   They are comforting in a deep way to me, dating back to my childhood. I grew up in a family in which I didn’t feel seen and whereContinue reading “The comfort & safety of sleepovers”

Craving platonic human touch

I miss human touch. But I’m also terrified of it.  I have similar contradictory feelings when it comes to the desire for connection with & interest from gay men.  I think both of these contradictory desires of mine boil down to the same thing: I crave platonic human touch. I not only want human touch,Continue reading “Craving platonic human touch”