Touchy Feely

You know how girls can be very touchy feely??  Why can't men be that way??  I mean, you see girls with their girlfriends holding hands or have a hand on the others leg or hugging each other.  Why does it feel creepy if a guy does that to a girl that is their friend??  Why can't men show that affection with no sexual intentions behind it??  I love holding hands and being kind of touchy feely.  Nothing sexual to it.  I just like the contact.  But I am so afraid that it would be perceived as an unwanted sexual advance.  I feel I need to keep away from contact.

Just recently my wife and I were going to dinner with friends.  I was in the back seat with my friend and her daughter while my wife was in the front seat with my friend's husband.  For some reason I felt I need to hug the door and not make contact.  Why???  She is a very close friend who knows all my secrets.  She is a sister to me.

Why did I feel like I couldn't touch her???  Would it have been so wrong to make contact???  I would love to be able to hold her hand or to hug her without feeling awkward.  Why do I feel this way??  Is it society telling me it is wrong for a male friend and a female friend to touch??

I wish I had an answer.

I can't help it,  I feel like I need to make contact with someone.   But it's not just everyone.  Maybe I'm drawn to their energy.  I don't know.  But resisting the touch is like trying to pull apart magnets.  It's weird.  Hard to explain.