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What It Means If You Can't Stand PDA

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Stan Tatkin

Hate holding hands with your partner? Don’t worry — you’re not the only one. There are quite a few people out there who just aren’t cool with a lot of physical contact.

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Holding hands can be a major stressor for people who don’t love being touched, and it can cause some problems with partners who crave that kind of intimacy.

Worried that your dislike for public hand-handing just isn’t normal? Couples therapist, Stan Tatkin explains how to deal with it.