nonsexual dominance is so attractive. having someone choose for you? placing a hand on your back? pulling you closer in crowded areas? fixing your hair when you didn't know it was messy? holding your hand to guide you through crowds? telling you when you should eat or go to bed? top tier
someone once told me “emotional intelligence is the discipline of sitting with a feeling long enough to understand it before you hand it to someone else” and that honestly changed how i move.
Recently, l've been digging up strangers' PhD dissertations to read the acknowledgment section. A couple pages of the most sincere and romantic text you'll find about what makes them tick.
I highly recommend if you want a feel-good read.