I just heard the call for people, folks who live alone.

I am living alone.

And I've been alone in my apartment for about six weeks now.

So it's been a while since I've had regular physical contact.

Yeah, it's hard.

I read recently about this phrase called skin hunger.

Humans innate need to be touched, and that rang so true and kind of put a label on what it is that I've been feeling.

As an introverted person, when someone else touches you, it sort of reminds you that you exist in the world.

It's not just like touching someone's hand, but it's also like watching them touch their own

hands or like hearing their voice or like seeing like the light bounce off their skin.

It's not sexual or romantic touch that I miss. It really is hugs from friends.

I guess what's getting me through is thinking

about the next time I can hug someone, anyone naked would be great.

So it was a few months ago now, I was laying in bed late at night, and I looked at Twitter.

And I saw this tweet from Nick Vanderculk, the host of Love and Radio, the podcast.

And he said, if I were in a sale, I would be asking my listeners how they're coping with a lack of touch in their lives.

But I'm not an assail. so I won't ask that question.

And then I said, let's ask it together.

That is Nick Vander Kolk, the host and creator of love and radio.

And tell me, like, for you, like, what was the little germ of an idea of like, huh, I bet people are

missing this? Like, where did that come from for you? I'd spoken with a couple different

friends who, you know, had mentioned like offhandedly that they had not had like any physical

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