How often do you get hugged?

[cindylou]

I say it to my husband every time we talk on the phone, when he leaves for work, he says it back, too ... I only said it to my mom when I was leaving or going out, something like that.

I dunno. I wasn't raised that way. My parents were totally different from my husband's family, mine are formal and private his were laid back and loud. I'm really close w/ my parents, I see them almost every day but we don't say I love you or hug or anything like that. we must be weird....dysfunctional

 

[Strongbow]

This is what I go for too, if the chick is good looking. If not, just a hug.



no shit, huh? Fucking white people are the only ones that have problems with this shit. I hate white people!

Who the fuck is white around here?

 

[nimbus]

some girls are major huggers and will attempt sweet embrace every time you see them. in college multiple times per day, now like never

 

[SouthernLord]

I'm so lonely

I've paid hookers for hugs.

 

[Mr. dB]

Really, please don't fucking touch me. A handshake is about as much intimacy I can stand from anyone unless there's the potential for sexage.

 

[jackangel]

People who think hugs are weird, are weird. I have no invasion of space issues here, but I can understand a bit of weirdness.

I usually associate prolonged (more than second) physical contact with something romantic/intimate, so I only truly liked hugs from the ex gf. She's the only one that I'd really hug...I'd squeeze the stuffing out of her several times a day. Everyone else gets a perfunctory hug.

Hugs from Mom are ok, from Dad less so...but not awkward or uncomfortable. Other hugs are just business-like, and rare.

I'm not especially warm or demonstrative, but I do believe that physical contact (whether it's a hug or something else) is important, saying "I love you" is also important...just showing your love in general. I think it can make a difference in oyur overall health and well-being.

It's hard, we take it for granted, etc...but it's the better way to be.

 

[nangiggles]

I give hugs.... and reach arounds

Nah, on a serious notes, just my husband and just sometimes and once in a while when I see mom or my siblings after months of not seeing them, other than that I dont like touching or being touched, specially my face, husband knows he can touch anything but the face, I dont like it, makes me tense and uncomfortable.

True story:

When working in Alienware this guy was all touchy feely (like many latin dudes) and would put his arm around you or his hand on your leg or shit like that I find very disrespectful but is normal over there.... anywho I was riding in the company transportation and was telling another coworker about how I didnt like him and how hw touched me but that I knew it was normal and I just dont like it. Next day my boss calls me to his office and says he got reports that Max had touched me innapropriately and that he wanted to know what happened so we could tell HR poor guy almost got into trouble

 

[cindylou]

People who think hugs are weird, are weird. I have no invasion of space issues here, but I can understand a bit of weirdness.

I usually associate prolonged (more than second) physical contact with something romantic/intimate, so I only truly liked hugs from the ex gf. She's the only one that I'd really hug...I'd squeeze the stuffing out of her several times a day. Everyone else gets a perfunctory hug.

Hugs from Mom are ok, from Dad less so...but not awkward or uncomfortable. Other hugs are just business-like, and rare.

I'm not especially warm or demonstrative, but I do believe that physical contact (whether it's a hug or something else) is important, saying "I love you" is also important...just showing your love in general. I think it can make a difference in oyur overall health and well-being.

It's hard, we take it for granted, etc...but it's the better way to be.

Time is what is important to me and my family and I give them lots of it. I don't have to be showered with physical affection or dripped in kisses. I just want time from the people who say they love me. I've heard the I love you crap when it's empty, and it does not mean shit if there is nothing behind it. There are a million ways to show love and it does not have to be with a hug or a kiss or a phrase My parents may not have hugged me often, but they were always there for me and still are there for me to this day, I know they love me, and I know they know I love them because of the time I spend w/ them.

 

[musclemom]

People who think hugs are weird, are weird. I have no invasion of space issues here, but I can understand a bit of weirdness.

I usually associate prolonged (more than second) physical contact with something romantic/intimate, so I only truly liked hugs from the ex gf. She's the only one that I'd really hug...I'd squeeze the stuffing out of her several times a day. Everyone else gets a perfunctory hug.

Hugs from Mom are ok, from Dad less so...but not awkward or uncomfortable. Other hugs are just business-like, and rare.

I'm not especially warm or demonstrative, but I do believe that physical contact (whether it's a hug or something else) is important, saying "I love you" is also important...just showing your love in general. I think it can make a difference in oyur overall health and well-being.

It's hard, we take it for granted, etc...but it's the better way to be.

Space is one thing, but being distant with the people you are close to is not a healthy, or happy way to live, and this one's been proven by science. For lack of a better phrase, hugs are good for your health:

FOXNews.com - A Hug A Day Could Save Your Life - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News

For those who aren't interested in clicking the link, I think this is probably one of the more pertinent paragraphs:

There’s an underlying scientific explanation for the seemingly magical qualities of a hug that these researchers uncovered. Each time we hug, we increase the level of oxytocin in the blood. This hormone is known as the bonding hormone because it triggers a “caring” response in both men and women. Oxytocin stimulates contractions of the uterus during labor and the release of milk during breast-feeding, so we literally learn to depend on it in the womb.

As adults, that daily dose of oxytocin-laced hugging protects us from heart disease. And while it works for both sexes, women seem to be the greater benefactors as exhibited by the second phase of the study.

The men and women participants were taken to separate rooms where their blood pressure and levels of oxytocin were tested. The couples were reunited and instructed to sit together and talk about a time when they were especially happy. After their talk, they watched five minutes of a romantic film and then were left alone to talk to each other for another 10 minutes. Finally, the couples were asked to hug for 20 seconds.

When the researchers tested the levels of oxytocin after the hug, both men and women showed an increase. However, the researchers also discovered that all of the women had reduced levels of cortisol following the hug. Cortisol is another hormone produced by the adrenal glands as part of the body’s response to stress. The fact that the women participants’ cortisol levels were significantly lower means that females are especially responsive to the calming effects of a hug-- proving that a hug a day can go a long way to keeping a woman you love heart healthy.

 

[ExtraMile]

few times a day by various bishes and sometimes one of my buddies, I rarely go a day without a hug anymore...

I make sure I smell nice all the time, that helps I think lol no homo