You can't protect him from being hurt, babe, no mattter what you do. Being vulnerable, letting people in, getting hurt...It's all a part of being in love.

I pat her on the head. 'Oh, naive little Kitten. Dear, foolish girl. This cookie is worth all this and more. Sit or you will not partake.

I don't think relationships are just physicality. There are ways to show you care about someone, not just using your lips... Or any other body part.