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In reply to the discussion: Even if you're a "touchy, feely" guy, do NOT put your hands on a woman without her permission. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)good, and more people need to become aware that some men and women don't like to be touched, none like to be touched in obnoxious ways, but others love friendly touches and embraces. Manners is about picking up on who is who; almost all signal their preferences.
But for a society to give up communication through touch, older than man, would be very unhealthy, even tragic. Making men afraid of normal interaction with women, of the sort men have with each other, is not an advance in women's rights. And encouraging women who have problems relating to others to regard every touch or hit as a kind of insult or assault isn't doing them any favors by a long shot.
But to me, bottom line, overdoing "don't touch" is just plain not nice. Most men deserve a much better attitude.