He's got problems showing emotions and touching people in public. I've known this since I got to know him..And it's fine.
 
I know some people are like this, I'm not. Totally not. I like to hug my friends all the time and most of them are the same. When I'm close to people it's natural for me to touch them. A pat on the back, a hug when we say goodbye etc. Not going overboard, but you know, just natural closeness to people you are close with.. 

He doesnt like it. The slightest. If girls that we know, girls he's known for months/years try to hug him, he'll lean the other way or embrace them quickly and pull of way as fast as he cans. It's funny to watch sometimes. He is so uncomfortable with it that it actually makes me laugh.

He's sometimes like that even with me. Public hugs? No way! It's only if I'm hugging everyone else as well (i.e. good-bye) that I'm allowed to hug him. But I've become cheeky. We sit next to each other always (when out) and I've gotten him used to me touching him. It could be a simple little thing like warming my fingers on his arm, leaning my head on his shoulders when I'm tired, placing my hand on his knee or something..He allows me. I think he's gotten used to me. If any other girl, say friends, place a hand on his shoulders whilst walking past he'll instantly pull away...but not with me. And I like it. It shows me that we are close, that I'm different to him than other girls..

When we're asleep it's totally different. He's so touchy-feely that he's hardly recognisable..I've always needed my own space in bed, you know, to go to sleep. But with him, from day one, we've slept in each other's arms, our legs tangled up and heads close. Waking up, he'll still be close to me, even caressing my back or letting me rest my head on his chest whilst reading the morning paper. Lovely. Close. Then we get out bed. Closeness gone.

Missing. It. Always