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B; My wife is a very affectionate person. She loves to touch and loves to kiss. Not usually a problem, but I am an essential worker in a very high risk profession for COVID-19. I know I can’t keep a 6-foot distance from her, but I try as best I can to use separate plates and silverware, and I shower as soon as I get home. It would kill me if I infected my wife or daughter, so I don’t want to kiss her. She says I am a hypocrite to insist on this, because we still have sex and it’s only kissing that’s out of bounds. I can’t seem to convey the danger in such a way that my...

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