... I think it's a mixture. Where we've grown up, public displays of affection are discouraged, even frowned upon by some people. However, as both of us grew up, negative interactions as individuals also discouraged a willingness to open up to people and consequentially, affected our abilities to physically interact with people as a whole.

[She tilted her head, thinking.]

I... don't think so. Perhaps? At least you wouldn't be as open.