Hope you had a pleasant day. I myself am not a beach person due to the fact that I hate sand. If they would pour concrete down to the surf, I might like it better.
I understand the thing about the 'touch'. I read yesterday somewhere that as human beings we desire and require touch, the same as all animals. I come from a long line of 'this is my space, this is yours' people, so we're not exactly huggy feely. I noticed last night when my 3 year old grandson spent the night with me that I was putting a pillow in the bed between us. I've been doing that since my husband left. Avoiding touch. When he said he was cold, I covered him up instead of snuggling him. Instead of 'loving him' I 'fixed the problem'.
I realize that this may very well have been a problem in our marriage, intensified now x 10.
