randy, thanks for posting on my thread. I can't say if I iniated the touching or not, it seems like it was kind of mutual. I do know that I now feel like when we are out of town I can hold her hand or touch her or even kiss.
I don't have any advice on how to start, except maybe some light touches on her arm or something. Touch her in a way that would not make her think of sex. Most women want to be be touched and now that they are thought of, but to many times we men touch our wives only to initiate sex. Not to just show them that we care for them and expect nothing in return. IMHO.