The Touch Barrier

This post of romantic advice comes from a brother from my singles ward. Thank you Andy.
His advice came hand in hand with a healthy dose of teasing about how shy I can be around members of the opposite gender that I may or may not like. Andy, after hearing that the boy he was teasing me about is doubly as shy as me it seems, offered this bit of advice: break the touch barrier-specifically the elbow. Was this a joke? The only time I had ever heard of this [or paid attention to any mushy relationship advice prior to my new goal of blogging it all] was from that Pink Pride and Prejudice-you know the latter day remake one.

   
Having spent some time in the food service industry I've been to one or two company-wide customer service trainings orientations . In there we learn that the most sexually neutral place to touch someone to get their attention is the elbow. With that in mind I suppose you could say I have years of breaking-the-touch-barrier-at-the-elbow-practice without ever knowing it. Dang I'm good. The real trouble however comes when you're breaking that barrier in a flirtatious manner rather than checking on how the food is tasting or if he would like a refill on that diet coke with lime. Wish me luck.