OMG, yes! This is what's wrong with current hook-up culture - the part where you are a putz if you actually care about the other person. It is entirely possible to have casual sex with someone that you treat with caring and respect. This is how human beings are designed - for connection and interrelatedness, including through physicality.

I loved hearing about you and Gino. Makes me miss the fact that I haven't seen my casual guy for nearly a year due to covid.