Let’s talk about physical touch in marriage… and why it sometimes gets complicated. As a wife, I can tell you — I want to be affectionate. I want to hold hands, snuggle on the couch, kiss my husband in the kitchen. But for a long time, I started pulling back from physical touch… not because I didn’t love him, but because every time I did touch him, it felt like it had to lead to more. And honestly, that pressure? It made me not want to touch at all. Meanwhile, my husband felt the opposite — like