Girls, How do you handle when a guy flirts with you physically like this?

[Anonymous]

I'm twenty four years old and I'm not very experienced with dating because i was finishing up my master's. I go to the gym to keep fit and there is this guy there who I've spoken with a few times and he flirts with me. He's tall and well built. Like one time he touched my arm when he walked by me. Another time, he poked the sides of my waist. He asked me out on a date. On the date we went for a coffee and talked a bit. We got kinda flirty and he lifted my shirt and tickled my stomach. I'm not really used to being touched by a man, I like him and I don't mind but what do I do when he does things like this?

[Anonymous]

If you’re into it then touch him back. Do little things like touch his arm/hand when you talk, or pat him in the back or just poke his biceps. If you’re not comfortable with it though just tell him.

[Asker]

Just the touch felt intense. How long did it take you to get used to that stuff?

[Opinion Owner]

I’m also not a very touchy person, when I started casually dating my ex he would cuddle up to me and I just didn’t know how to react lol

I eventually got used to it bc physical touch is his love language so he would touch me a lot, I learned to reciprocate the touches starting out with just a high five, hug, etc