Ha, I get it! I'm a go to person in an emergency, someone people look to for support, advice, leadership. I brought that home with me, too.
But to your question: If you are looking for affections when you rub his shoulder, for example, and will be hurt if you don't get that, don't rub his shoulder. Work on detaching and get to the place where you can do it without expectation.
Me 57/H 58 M36 S 2.5yrs R 12/13
Let me give up the need to know why things happen as they do. I will never know and constant wondering is constant suffering. Caroline Myss