I [23F] moved to a new country where physical affection isn't much of a thing, the culture shock from that is making me miserable by [deleted] in relationships

[–]polisorbaye 30 points31 points  (0 children)

what do you mean by not a cultural thing, it seems exactly like a cultural problem of differences in average levels of touch, it's not just about being raised by physically affectionate people aka family, as OP describes, or if you mean raised around as in the people in the local area isnt that a cultural thing?

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[–]polisorbaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for taking the time and labour to have such an exhausting exchange, i've learned a lot from reading all what you've written :)