Are you a hugger?

[kittycats_delight]

My husband is italian so it is natural to hug everyone. I do it a lot more than I used to. I guess it kinda came as second nature once I spent time with his friends and family in Italy. Now I hug everyone.

[Cookiebaker]

Hmmmm, I'm not sure, it's hard to explain. I am definitely NOT a hug initiator. BUT, I don't mind if someone else makes the first move, except when I'm not sure of their intentions. Like some people I'm always afraid of doing the wrong thing Like to give them a hug, when all they meant was a peck on the cheek, ya know??

One time, we went to a Church, and in the middle of the Worship service, everybody gets up and hugs everybody else. There is NOTHING more embarrassing than being emassed by tons of people that you have never met and don't even know if you like or not. I didn't fit in too good at that church.

[G535]

No I'm not. I like the virtual ones and of course I always hug animals!

[wolflady]

I'm definitely a hugger. I'm a really "touchy feely" person which can probably make certain folks uncomfortable, although it's not my intent to make people uncomfortable. I hugged everyone I met at the BBQ whether they wanted one or not!

**hugs**

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I like hugs a lot more than kisses (from family that is,) because hugs are just more... more contact, and they feel good. I love hugging, whoever, wherever, whenever!

[DJFyrewolf36]

I didn't used to be a hugger...I was really shy until I met my husband and started going to parties. The people I met really showed me the good thats left in humanity...and made me a lot more outgoing.

Im a major hugger now lol

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I'm definitely not a huggy type of person, I don't like being touched by anyone. I'll tolerate it for relatives I rarely see but other than that I like to keep a litle distance between myself and another person....

[popcornbird]

Me? Huggy? Of course! LOL! Though I was shy as a child and not so touchy back then, I've become more 'huggy' as I've grown older. I did SECRETLY like hugs back then too, but because I was shy, I didn't really show it.

Now, I ***love*** hugs, but I wouldn't hug EVERYONE. (What I mean by that is not any random person I don't even know.) ONLY family, close relatives, and friends.......not only close friends.........any friend....even aquaintances, but the feeling is different and more 'special' when its a dear friend. LOL! I tend to feel a bit shy in hugging people I don't know too well, but if they initiate it, I will hug them anyway. AND, if it isn't family, or a child, I *only* hug people of the same sex. Its actually a cultural thing for us to give hugs when greeting a person or saying goodbye...so it just feels wrong NOT to hug someone visiting when they come/go. Again, of course that only applies to women and male family members.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I was never really much of a hugger but have become much more of a hugger as I've gotten older. Now I hug friends, family, and even some PT people that I've just met in person for the first time.

[RobiLee]

I'm a hugger.

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

Originally posted by jenluckenbach
I have always WANTED to be one of those people who hug everyone in sight. But I can't bring myself to do it. And if someone hugs me, I feel very self-consious about it, sort of strange.

Jen - the day I meet you, you will have to beat me off with a stick to prevent me from giving you the BIGGEST HUG!!!

I love to HUG - Hubby isn't much of a hugger though - he says I make him claustrophobic!! - so I just get my daily hug quota from the cats!!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

You can't beat a good hug!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I love "getting" hugs . Usually I am to shy to give hugs, so it is restricted to family and close friends... .
I really learned how to hug during my 2 years in the USA!


Do you all know that here in Belgium (and most of Europe), we don't hug, but kiss? In Flanders it is 3 kisses in a row (right, left, right). But is the French part of Belgium, and in France, you get 4 kisses in a row!!! between young adults, it is very common to give everybody one kiss

I know, we're a kissing folk

[kittycats_delight]

Originally posted by Maya & Inka's mommy
I love "getting" hugs . Usually I am to shy to give hugs, so it is restricted to family and close friends... .
I really learned how to hug during my 2 years in the USA!


Do you all know that here in Belgium (and most of Europe), we don't hug, but kiss? In Flanders it is 3 kisses in a row (right, left, right). But is the French part of Belgium, and in France, you get 4 kisses in a row!!! between young adults, it is very common to give everybody one kiss

I know, we're a kissing folk

I can attest to that. In Italy it's two but it's blended with a hug. One on each cheek. Muah Muah

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Someone could do with a few PT hugs..............


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