Hmm.. My thoughts on this are a bit different.
Kissing and holding hands are intimate gestures, but they are afectionate at best. This meaning-I kiss and hold my friends. To me kissing isn't romantic unless you make it romantic. There is a big difference between a swift peck of the lips, than a passionate smooch.
But, I will never kiss anyone other than my partner when I am in a relationship. Exclusive means exclusive.
Though to me sex is big deal I'm proudly abstinent. If someone even hints to me whoring because of my flirty personality, I'll get up in their face. As naive as it sounds: I'm saving my virginity for the person I fall in love with. And, even though I can really like someone, I've yet to fall in love.