It feels good to receive physical affection from a partner.

This goes for guys too.

He loves knowing that you have an affection for him, which often translates to you getting physically close to him.

Rest assured, being physically affectionate with him is as much a positive to him as it is to you.

Not only does this make him feel desired and loved by you, it makes him feel physically attractive.

This gives him a boost to his ego and self-confidence.

Being a slightly clingy girlfriend works as well.

This is assuming that there are moments when you get a little jealous if he is receiving attention from other girls, such as eye contact, likes on social media, etc.

A little jealousy shown in these moments is actually quite endearing as long as you never go overboard with it.

It reassures him that you care about him and are somewhat territorial, which he appreciates.

To this end, you are perfectly fine with being physically affectionate and slightly clingy as a girlfriend.

This is especially evident when he isn’t instantly pushing to have physical intimacy a few moments after you start showing physical affection.

When you lean into his chest for a warm hug, he holds you close for a good long while.

He isn’t clamoring to transition to physical intimacy.

This means that he genuinely loves being this physically close to you, in the moment, without any expectation for physical intimacy involved.

When a boyfriend is this patient and emotionally invested in the moments you are showing physical affection towards him, he is totally at ease with you being a slightly clingy girlfriend.

Unlike other guys who usually want these moments to quickly transition to physical intimacy, he is perfectly fine staying in the moment for as long as the moment lasts without any requirement that you take your clothes off.

A slightly clingy girlfriend has a good amount of self-control.

That means you aren’t sending endless text messages to him when he is hanging out with friends, demanding he give you his attention and come to you.

That’s what a really clingy girlfriend does.

Rather, you are the type of slightly clingy girlfriend who may miss him while he is out having fun with his friends but has enough self-control not to send him any text messages to get his attention and complain about wanting to see him.

Instead of interrupting or bothering him while he is out and about with friends, you focus on participating in a hobby or hanging out with a friend of your own.

When you are hanging out together on a later date as a couple, you might briefly mention that you missed him while he was out with his friends, but you leave it at that.

You don’t nag him for being absent during that time.

All you do is make a quick, sweet statement about having missed him and leave it at that.

Knowing that you were thinking about him, but not interrupting him while he was hanging out with his friends makes you that much more endearing to him.

It’s yet another heartwarming indication you care about him but respect him enough not to be overbearing.