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Originally Posted by Katsunami

It is unclear to me how long Vera has been physical at that point in time. It's not clear if there was physical contanct the day before. If there was (or could have been, in some way), 'long time' does not feel correct here.

Spoiler:

Coop was only gone from the apartment for one night, but that wasn't supposed to suggest they'd had physical contact on the previous night. It has already been explained that she only gains physical presence on a first night (the night of the story), and that "After that she can show herself and talk to you, but you can't touch her". So while it's feasible they did it to someone on the previous night as well (making that another first night), the "it had been a long time since their last physical contact" is intended to suggest this was not the case. (Later, Cooper's thoughts include: "He loved the time he spent with Vera, even when they couldn't touch. But both of them wanted more.")

Is it really that confusing? Do I need to do something more to explain it?