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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re: the touching and crossing boundaries, I think some of this can be contextual.

My DH and I were 4 hours into an airplane ride and my son started getting air sick.  It was super stressful because DS was sobbing and obviously having a hard time, and while DH was holding the airsick bag for my son, I tried to give him a sympathetic rub on the back.  He snapped at me and pulled away.

I never thought anything of it past that moment.  It was obviously a very stressful situation and he didn't want to be touched in that way.  He's incredibly affectionate otherwise, and has never had a response like that in the past.

I never once got angry about it or thought we needed family counseling.  Sometimes a stressful situation is just that.  We're not our best, and we don't always have the reserves to deal with things patiently and perfectly.  [/quote]

But did your DH demand an apology from you the next day for touching him without permission?  OP's husband seems a bit more unhinged than just "sometimes we need space and don't handle it perfectly," which I agree is true for everyone.[/quote]

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