Let’s get one thing straight. You don’t ever need to feel like you need to pull yourself together for me in any given moment. I am well aware of the fact that you can function in the face of emotional hardship and sometimes just need to recognize and express your feelings.

I respect your privacy, always. But also, I value being intimate with you. We build intimacy when we are comfortable expressing emotions, and it’s maybe the case that emotions we haven’t yet intellectually processed have greater currency with respect to building intimacy. I’m not sure about that—it’s a hot-off-the-press idea I just had. But dang if it doesn’t sound true.

Anyway, this is all to say that I love talking to you, even when you’re feeling raw, and it means a lot to me when you share with me in that way.

I’ve read somewhere that there are three sexual styles:: sexual, sensual, and intimate., While most people have a bit of each in their own personal sexual style, there is one of the three that is primary. It follows from this that the sexual styles of individuals in a relationship are determinative of their compatibility..

People who are sexual as their primary style tend to be more driven towards sex for the sake of sex. They don’t necessarily need to have an emotional connection or A great deal of physical buildup to the act. Sensual sex styles respond to stimuli and are the most fickle with the physical aspects of sexual encounters. Intimate sex styles need to feel deeply known to truly enjoy sex with a partner.

I know your sex style and I think you know mine. If intimacy isn’t the top of the list, it’s a close runner up. I think that’s true for both of us. Therefore. my sweetz, your emotions are truly an aphrodisiac. We make wine from our tears.

I’m here for you, Craig. Always. Jelly jar in hand.

P.S. I love your Nostalgia song.