Interesting thought, Rachel. I generally don't like to be touched by someone I'm not extremely familiar with -- I would never get a massage by a stranger, although they seem to be all the rage. But, but I love the sensation of having the hair on the back of my head being brushed up -- I really don't care who's doing it (not that it happens all that often). I know that grooming is a very prominent behavior in many primates, but I never thought my enjoyment of having my hair brushed could be connected to that. You might be onto something there.
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