Are you a hugger?

[ShawnFuzz]

Are you a hugger?

I will hug anybody, but I know that hugs can be very uncomfortable for some people.

Do you enjoy a good hug? Do you hug because you are expected to? Do you avoid hugging at all costs? What other thoughts on hugs do you have?

 

[lasagne_of_death]

I'm honestly grand with hugging whoever, for the most part. I hug a fair amount of my friends plenty in greeting/farewells/comfort/laughing at something. I don't often initiate hugs with people I don't know, but if they ask I won't decline lol, it's not really a particularly huge deal for me

I have no qualms about hugging my family, either in public or at home. I don't see the point in being embarrassed about having a good family relationship just because you're friends are there - if they're judging me for that then they're not great friends lol. The only thing I'm weirded out by would be let's say an uncle or aunt's partner who I have never heard of trying to hug me

Personally I don't see hugging as anything more than the intent behind it; if I'm hugging as a greeting it's just a greeting, if I'm hugging someone to calm or comfort them then it means something

I remember when I was in junior infants (4~ years old) I used to hug the teachers and secretary goodbye at the end of each day lmao, so even from a young age I didn't care

 

[SkyKnight03]

In my family hugging is simply used as a form of greeting or as a form of saying bye. It can also trim down some of the awkwardness of seeing distant family after a long time apart.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

I prefer to hug only a select group of people.. My husband, my mom, my dad, my grandma, and one of my brothers. Hugging anyone else feels awkward.. hugging certain other people just feels straight up bad.

But I also love to hug cats and dogs if they let me!

 

[ShawnFuzz]

The reason I thought of this was thinking back to when I had a girlfriend and we went to a convenience store for some late evening snacks. I saw a homeless woman outside and asked if she wanted anything. She asked for a blue Gatorade, so I got it, and then sparked up a conversation with her for a while. We ended up hugging before parting ways, and I learned later that my girlfriend was annoyed the whole time I was talking to this poor woman. And she was grossed out by the hug.

I broke up with her.

I'm not trying to make myself look good here... although I do truly have a soft spot for the poor homeless . I was just trying to prove the point that I will hug anybody!

A real hug can make somebody's day, I think