Or the less tl;dr version: I don't like scars being used as a shortcut to intimacy. Now, if the couple is already in a close relationship, where they've been building trust for a while, that's fine. But when the scars are the result of abuse... Oh, the can of worms it can open up, talking about them, and a couple needs to be *rock solid* already for me to buy that they'd have that discussion successfully.