This is such an interesting question. In my experience, the men I’ve dated in my civvie life understood intimacy and it wasn’t just narrowed down to sex.On the whole, loosely speaking.
Do you think men in general understand intimacy?
And with respect to your personal ATFs you mentioned. Or any other provider that is reading. Was there a noticeable difference between which side of the spectrum they fell on.
As for clients, (during my agency days) I believe all of them thought intimacy is just sex, and quite possibly didn’t understand what it really meant.
Although, the dynamic with my clients definitely changed when I became Indy. Most of my regulars tend to book longer dates and we spend most of the time just talking, laughing, caressing, etc... So to answer your question, it really just depends on the man’s personality/ what stage they are in their lives/ what your exact definition of intimacy is.
As for which side of the spectrum they fell on, again it’s hard to make sweeping generalizations of this kind and really depends on the individual.