People who don’t show much affection for their partners (or even their children, friends, and family) usually see the world from a logical (and often impersonal) perspective.

It can be difficult to understand the meaning of the subtle signals these partners leave like breadcrumbs on their dates, but once you understand how this type of partner shows affection, you will find an abundance of love in these crumbs.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. Holding hands is out of the question.

Holding hands is not practical for partners like this. This slows people down and makes the couple walk slower. If you try to grab your partner’s hand, make sure he lets go of your hand in just 10 seconds.

2. They are as cuddly as a cactus.

On the rare occasions when these partners want to show some kind of affection, their embrace is perfectly warm, loving, and peaceful.

For the other 9 out of 10 times you try to snuggle with this partner, it’s chaos and not worth the fight – they’re too warm, uncomfortable, and can’t watch TV for long.

Placing your hand on your knee as a physical affection would be a great choice.

3. A hand on your leg means a lot.

You may not have a full cuddle session for several weeks, but you will get small cuddle moments like a surprise hug or a kiss on the forehead. These little signs of affection have big feelings behind them. Appreciating these little moments will help you understand your partner’s feelings towards you.

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4. They don’t need to talk about their feelings.

Even on your wedding day, you and your partner still won’t have a long, heartfelt discussion about your feelings toward each other.

5. Even so, there will still be passion in your relationship.

Dating someone who is pragmatic doesn’t mean that all passion will go out of your relationship. Partners who don’t show affection will often make up for this emotional void by showing their love through gestures — such as bringing home flowers, cleaning the house on their day off, or preparing a candlelit dinner.

6. Public displays of affection are out of the question.

As you sit on the coffee shop bench, watching couples kiss and cuddle, whisper sweet things to each other, you and your partner are sitting on opposite sides of the table – where you can have a face-to-face conversation (as adults). and not make the waitress uncomfortable.

7. Tenderness is only shown in private.

You’ll probably need to repeat to your friends over and over again “he really is different when we’re alone”.

And like most mythological tales, your friends just won’t believe your boyfriend is a soft, cuddly bear at home.

8. If you want to snuggle up, have him/her come to you.

Give this partner the space to show affection in their own way. If you force your love to try to force him to show you affection, then your partner will feel overwhelmed and suffocated.

9. He/she really loves you, it’s just that he/she doesn’t have to show it all the time.

Pragmatic men and women feel feelings too, they just show them in different, more simplistic ways. The trick is to appreciate those moments (and the meaning behind them) as they happen.

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