Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

Bear in mind that I am incredibly sad right now, listening to Les Mis songs and generally just crying and being a drain on society.

That said, I feel like yayfulness's(s)(sss ...) asexuality comes into play here. People with average to high sex drives do, indeed, find touching their thighs arousing.

That's all. Carry on.

Agreed. Also agreed that Les Mis songs are extra great when feeling sad.

legs are sexy touch is sexy... but it also depends on context

I think I have a pretty high sex drive, and I don't find anything particularly arousing about having my thighs touched (depending on context, as Whistler points out.)

Well, I'm sure the mother in the original question meant "don't touch a guy's legs [thighs] when kissing/cuddling." Of course context matters! Getting touched on the bus by a stranger is really different than in private with your significant other.

Right, on the bus is hot, not so much when cuddling with a significant other.

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Oh, man. I had an awful plane ride last year where the guy next to me (who was very large) rested his hand on my thigh. And when I turned to look at him and see what was going on said "oh, can I put my hand here?" "No." "No?!" "No." "Okay..."

And then he kept telling me I was pretty and why didn't I want to talk to him and he only wanted to get to know me better and why wouldn't I stop reading my book? He thought I should!

I should have asked the flight attendant if I could have switched seats. It was very uncomfortable, and I was starting to be worried about my safety.

Uh, point is. Thigh-touching. It's gotta be done right or not at all.

UffishThought wrote:Thigh-touching. It's gotta be done right or not at all.

Thigh touching is leveling up from elbow touching.

Manual-femoral contact in heterosexual pairings: An photojournalistic investigation.



Here we see a former President Bush lookalike and a brunette in a skirt of a length not typically recommended for the workplace.



Mr. Blue Tie here has a wedding ring, which either ups the creep factor, or means that he and his much younger wife keep the spark alive.



Here we have an age-appropriate couple at a bar. Note the cut and distressing of the jeans, the slingback stilettos, and the mysterious "Compact Disc" watermark, all suggesting a photographic date from the aforementioned President's administration.



And this is where the night gets wild. Raspberry Stoli cocktail in hand, this woman is making her move on Mr. Appletini. (Nota bene, Owlet, women don't need to wait around for men to show their interest by touching knees and/or thighs! And, uh, substitute Martinelli's and knee skirts, as desired. And avoid married creepers.)

Conclusion: if you come to my party and touch my thigh, yay, I'll view it as a come-on.

...And be super confused and weirded out.

Editor's Choice written by Portia

Skirt of a length not typically recommended for the workplace was when I started laughing and I haven't stopped yet. That was great.

There's a reason they say "Only easy girls shave above the knee."

Imogen wrote:There's a reason they say "Only easy girls shave above the knee."

Um, WHO says this?

Mostly women from previous generations. You may not believe it, but it's true! I've heard before! Also, good girls shouldn't were black or red underwear!

Just for clarification, I don't think thigh-touching is a platonic sort of thing. My point is that if a girl touches my thigh I'm not going to suddenly be like OH MY GOODNESS I NEED TO DO THE SEX WITH YOU RIGHT NOW. It's no more arousing than any other element of cuddling, and significantly less arousing than kissing.

Good advice, Portia, thanks.

My roommate: "[Owlet], you do realize that [guy friend]'s knee and your knee were getting closer and closer as you two sat there, right?"
Me: "Huh. No. Wait what?"
Roommate: "You're hopeless."

Marduk wrote:

Imogen wrote:There's a reason they say "Only easy girls shave above the knee."

Um, WHO says this?

Southerners. Duh. I've heard it my whole life.

Also, The Golden Girls.