massage

I’d like a massage partner. Somebody that I know, that I like well enough, but don’t LIKE. My friend Julia thinks that people who know each other can’t give each other a massage and it not be about sex. I fully admit that there can be a sensuality to it, even a sort of intimacy. And certainly it can be about sex, but I think it doesn’t have to be.

I know that many people (I’ve talked to them over the years) would prefer a stranger give them a massage. But I just don’t feel that way. There is something important about touching each other (go ahead and get all the giggles out now), and while hiring someone who has studied and knows physiology and all that can lead to a really helpful massage—I’ve paid for some excellent massages— I think the idea of a friend touching you is really nice and might be really helpful emotionally. Also, it’s much easier on the budget. Just spring for a little massage oil, or baby oil, whatever. And if you feel like you’d be awful at it, just not know what to do, there are books which are probably cheaper than the cost of a massage.

So, anyone out there living near me interested?