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In article <1992Jan01.001053.23328marv@netcom.COM> marv@netcom.COM (Marvin Raab) writes:
>   Is receiving a backrub a deeply personal, emotional, and intimate
>act? One that you can participate in only within a serious, committed
>relationship? 

Is there *anything at all* that is such a "deeply personal, emotional and
intimate act" that you can't imagine participating in it outside of a
"serious, commited relationship"?  The only thing that requires a "serious,
commited relationship" in my opinion is raising a child, but that
relationship is between you and the child only, so it does not seem to apply
to this situation.

>If, on the other hand, a backrub is a casual act between any two people,
>it would seem to me that any close friend, male or female, would suffice.

For $35 you can get 1 hour of a really good full body massage.  No
friendship is required and you don't even have to say "Thank you".

>Persoanlly, I think backrubs are a prelude to some serious affection which
>should be reserved only for the serious relationships.

Was that intended as an explanation for your perennial lack of SO, Marvin?
Or are you trying to point out what makes you different from all other
people?  Normal people don't have a problem being touched or touching
others, including giving backrubs to strangers who look like they are tense,
non-hostile, ahad taken at least one shower in the last 48 hours and are not
adverse to the idea of getting a backrub.
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