Are you a hugger or a non hugger?

I am a hugger, but it often depends on the other person -if they are not a hugger I will also not be a hugger -however I like it when friends hug each other -it feels nice!

by Finy

I have good friends I've known for years and we hug on greeting. I really like it.

by thriftyfrugalfun

Yes I am a hugger but also intuitively know who is open to this...you get a vibe

by Fran

I'm a hugger. I'm affectionate with friends and family, but wouldn't hug random people I barely know. I love hugging, but I draw the line :-)

by helenonthesofa

I like to hug, but I will not do so if I sense that it will make the other person uncomfortable.

by Shelley Murphy

I HUG

Always and forever and ever and ever :)

by jonaja

sending jonaj big hugs!

sending Finy BIG HUGS :)

I'm a non-hugger. I really dislike anyone invading my personal space. I used to live in Belgium and there everyone greets anyone with a hug and three cheek kisses. It was hell for me. On very rare occasions if a close friend is upset I will hug them but that's it.

by VerityG

No hugs for me please.

by Happy Mom

It depends on who the hugee is! Close friends and family get hugs but not people I don't know well. Guess I'm a partial hugger!

by Sandy Ludinski

I am a huger with people I like - I don't like hugging people I meet for the first time.

by AJ

I'm a hugger, but only the members of my family know this.

by dwatk

And everybody on Hubgarden. :P

Depends on hugee.

by Vee

Yeah, non-hugger I'm afraid... Wasn't brought up to hug and I find it awkward when others at work hug the oldies... I feel a bit left out...

by fifi.

I don't remember being hugged much when I was little. My Mum died when I was young, so I didn't get to feel the genuine hugging warmth of a mother. When I was 17 and my new Stepmother's daughter (alot older) met me, she gave me such a bearhug, I was shocked! I was shocked because I LOVED the feeling in being enveloped in this feeling of love and acceptance. Ever since, I hug everyone I love, especially children.

by jojom

I am a hugger but only to my family and real friends. Bought up in a loving european family where kisses and hugs are a plenty. Love seeing couples holding hands, Nice to show affection where it is warranted.

by brigi

I am a hugger only with close people. Not random 'friends'

by Smita

I'm a hugger, but I respect the fact that some others are not. A wanted hug initiates changes in our brains which are beneficial to our physical health and mood.

I have immediate family with ADHD who find an unsolicited hug similar to being engulfed in a claustrophobic wave of sensory overload.

We're all different.

by CareerMum

Hugger! A good way to connect with friends.

by donjo

I am a hugger and kisser, I was brought up in a european background so we allways greated with hugs and kisses.

by Diana Nairn

It depend who the person is. I have a friend that doesnt like affection and the only time I hug her is when Im going on a trip. I only hug good people and my family

by nat_c

I am not a hugger of aquaintances.I remember lovely comforting hugs from my grandmother and mother. I find the social custom of hugging or kissing everyone quite invasive. I have a close friends who understand this and politely skips me when doing the rounds. She does it so nicely I feel comforted by her lack of hugs- very strange. Sometimes I feel like hugging and sometimes not- I must be a difficult person to be around.
It may come from having my boundaries invaded as a child. I can be a prickly adult.

by annfi

I love hugging my husband but with other people I'm not a hugger, I don't know why.

by silvi