Thanks again for the feedback, Samurai and Hrandani. Ha ha, I'm 26, so I guess I'm a little older than you Hrandani... but I still value your comments.
I realize that a lot of things feed into my reactions to my boyfriend, and that usually if I react to something as strongly as I did last night, there's other things going on. He knows this, too
but that doesn't mean we can't still work on our communication skills (especially when tired, and that goes for me too).
But in general, I think that I do view conversations with him (btw, we rarely talk for long on the phone, so almost all of our conversations are on MSN and we both live alone) as being our only form of intimacy during the weeks apart. And I'd still like to hear from anyone, especially women, who might feel the same way... do you equate conversational intimacy with a kind of verbal sex? (Again, I don't mean talking ABOUT sex, but just reflecting that level of being "naked" together, maybe.)
Thanks...