I provided the references. I take it you're not very good at reading?
I'm so good at massage that I can touch one spot on a woman's neck with one finger, on the first try, and she'll collapse into my arms as if I were Mr. Spock, but I'm not such a doofus that I go around touching women who haven't touched me first. It's called waiting for buying signs. Do you walk up to women who haven't even made eye contact? Are you really short by chance? When you're 6'5" 225 you learn to be a Gentle Man.
When girls like you they will run over and hug you. They will say "Hi, I'm Marcia!!" and extend their hand within seconds of first seeing you. Maybe you guys aren't that attractive so you feel compelled to convince women that you're good in bed by providing a free demo?
The blatantly obvious sign YOU missed was that SHE DID NOT WANT TO TOUCH YOU - or she would have initiated. A woman cannot hide her feelings.
How could I get burned by initiating touch if I've never done it?
There is no debating the fact that a woman should initiate touch. I did not write this rule, which applies both when you meet and on the first and second date. It's called etiquette. Ignore it at your peril.
EDIT:
Reference 3 "Be handy around the house. Not on a first date. No woman with an IQ over 60 really believes you're 'accidentally'" brushing her boobs with your elbow. The whole 'arm around the shoulder in order to squeeze a breast' trick was old when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.... Here's an idea: Let her touch you first."
Reference 4:
"It's best to let her touch you first. That way you get a good read on her interest level."