You're really reaching out to enjoy the touch yourself, to make the connection with someone you love. One of the best ways to make yourself feel good is to make someone else feel good. You don't make the call for the purpose of creating a genuine smile. But that's the effect of the call. You have made a decision to create a PE for yourself.
All creatures make conscious or subconscious decisions about what they do through the day.
It is better to consciously choose. Positive Experiences pull us through tough times You have to be alert to positive experiences or they'll sneak right past you. If you grab them, they can add so much to make each day better. My neighbor Ben told me this example. Even at that early hour, as cranky as I could have been, my day turned around, started with a smile.