# Hugs **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179 "2003-04-16T21:49:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/41 "2003-04-21T18:13:19Z")
Hugs rock. Family group hugs rock squared. ---
**Author:** ![Branwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Branwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Branwen)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/42 "2003-04-21T21:42:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Davebear \* > \*\*Where _is_ **Branwen** , anyway? 🙂 \*\* I’m here.🙂 Woohoo! My first vanity search, and I found myself. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/43 "2003-04-22T00:02:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Branwen \* > \*\*I’m here.🙂 > > Woohoo! My first vanity search, and I found myself. \*\* Aww, there you are! {{{{ **Branwen** }}}} I’m still looking to find myself. If you see me, in your travels, tell me I’ll be waiting over here, okay? ---
**Author:** ![Branwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Branwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Branwen)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/44 "2003-04-22T02:59:27Z")
MMM, love those Bear hugs. {{{ **Davebear** }}} I’ll let you know if I see you. ---
**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/45 "2003-04-22T03:41:20Z")
Only by attractive members of the opposite sex, fuzzy animals, and cute stuffed toys. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/46 "2003-04-22T04:15:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Indygrrl \* > \*\*I like to hug/kiss my friends when I see them, but I don’t like being touched by people I don’t know very well. Sometimes in social situations people think it’s ok to hug or touch and it creeps me out. > \*\* Same here. I have friends who I hug/cheek kiss every time we see each other, but if I don’t know you - don’t touch me. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/47 "2003-04-22T11:47:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Urban Ranger \* > \*\*Only by attractive members of the opposite sex, fuzzy animals, and cute stuffed toys. 😃 \*\* Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! That’s ME! I got’s at least three out of four, I think. You’s a woman, right? ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/48 "2003-04-22T16:40:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hardygrrl \* > Same here. I have friends who I hug/cheek kiss every time we see each other, but if I don’t know you - don’t touch me. Actually, due to experiences over Easter weekend, I have realized though I love hugs/hugging… I feel uncomfortable when it’s strangers. I visited my relatives down in Calgary (a day trip from up here with my brother only to get back just before I had to work… maybe I’ll tell you about it later) and my Uncle’s Mom and sister are visiting from Toronto. Both of them gave me a hug and kissed me on the cheek. Now… I don’t know them that well. I’ve met them _maybe_ 3 times in total over the years. It just kind of creeped me out. Though not too much, but just made me feel a little weird. Of course I had no problem with my aunt, uncle, cousins and Mom… I know them well. Heck we all lived in the same house for about three months a few years ago. Just an interesting observation from a huggy person who feels the withdrawl of them keenly. ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/49 "2003-04-22T17:01:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MetalDog \* > \*\*_sigh_ > > Cyberhugs. I tend to cybershoot people who cyber hug/snug or even worse /tacklesnug/ me unless I am very, very close to them. I’m the same in real life - I have to know someone uber well before I can bear that kind of thing and even then, I feel awkward unless I’m actually in love with them. > > I miss being hugged so much. Man I really need a hug a lot lately being in the throes of seemingly endless unrequited love. Alas, I am English and if anyone so much as /touches/ me, I’ll kill them. Except _him_ of course. Man I wish he wanted to hug me. > > So yeah. No. But want. Arg. Get away from me! \*\* Aha. I will have to use the patented technique of walking up, but remaining outside your personal space aaaaaaaand… Offering you a chocolate bunny! No one can resist the power of the chocolate bunny! Mwahahahhahahaaaa! ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179/50 "2003-05-04T12:36:18Z")
Jomo = freelance hugbuddy {{{{EVERYBODY}}}} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugs/169179.md?page=2)