03/30/2026
My hot take about touch deprivation and how the current framework around it is more triggering than many suspect. Stop assuming that touch is the primary way to soothing your partner. Things like this should be discussed in depth BEFORE commitment. It’s triggering AF 😒🖕🏾. Be with someone who is in alignment with how your needs to be met. Everyone isn’t self aware and so many never get there. At some point, one has to respect and accept people where they are. When that’s inconvenient for you, love them from afar and find someone else who is receptive to your form of communication. Thanks for attending my TED talk. 😘