Platonic to not, a change of heart?

[Love in air]

The best way to change one of these is simple. Since you're friends,
you can hug, right? Well, hugging is just one form of affection. Learn
to relax a bit together and display a bit more physical affection. Then
see what happens. And give it time. One warning though: my experience
with this kind
of relationship was hell. On the other hand, that was, I feel,
unrelated to how we got together. Which leads to a subject I'd like to
focus on a bit, which has been mentioned recently: Expectations. What
you think is your due in a relationship.

Some people seem to feel that sex is obligitory in romance. Not to the
point where they'd rape someone, maybe, but easly to the point where
they'll drop you if you won't sleep with them *right* *now*. :-(.
Anyway, I was just wondering how you people see this. Me, I expect a
certain level of affection,
normally the s&h type. (Shoulder to cry on, Hugs.)

And emotional closeness is a vital one. I see this as more important
than the sex side of the physical intimacy. I fsee hugs as being
sufficient to express love. The only reason to go further is that it's
fun. But emotional closeness seems to me to be more vital. I mean,
what's a relationship if
you aren't close...

:) Madison