i don't like people touching me

and the thought of having to touch another human weirds me out.
yes, i shake hands and hug people and am in an intimate relationship but those touches are very calculated.
i can still 'feel' people touching me even years after the fact.
being touched does not feel good most of the time. it doesn't hurt but it's just extremely unpleasant.

 

Have you suffered some upset in the past?
Or do you have autism/asperges?

 

yes and maybe

long story very short, i was an unwanted baby for reasons unknown to me and i assume i missed out on some infant/adult bonding

i suspect my late mother was autistic but i barely knew her. i've had several medical professional ask me if i am/suggest i might be on the spectrum

 

There lies the reason. I think you are happy, so I wouldn't worry.

 

most people that know me know and they "get it" but we live in such a sexual, touchy-feely society. handshakes, hugs, kisses, high-fives, back rubs, pinkie swears, massages, nose boops, footsie, hip bumps, fist pounds, eskimo kisses, and so on... i don't like any of it.
and as you can see i don't like shoes... i really do not like people touching my feet either. think about it all you want but NO

 

Making clear to those that are unaware is a good thing.
I am the complete opposite of you.
I am mostly barefoot when I can but live in a coldish country, so shoes are a necessity a lot of the time.
What a boring world it would be if we were all the same.

 

I think op should look up a list of asperger's markers from the DSM. You can find it online. I believe there are about 21 markers.