# Warning for new lovers, no hugging

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-new-lovers-no-hugging/510216>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 15, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-new-lovers-no-hugging/510216 "2009-09-15T19:40:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-new-lovers-no-hugging/510216/1 "2009-09-15T19:40:55Z")

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While looking for an obituary for one of my great great grandparents I stumbled across something quite interesting. It seems that in Spain it is possible to be hugged to death.

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> A sad warning to spring lovers is cabled from the land of fandangos and bullfights. A young girl has bean officially hugged to death. Young men cannot be too careful.

This came from the Daily News, Frederick, Maryland April 16, 1888, page 2. Still haven’t found anything on my grandmother. Maybe she was hugged to death! I like how it was made official too.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-new-lovers-no-hugging/510216/2 "2009-09-15T20:18:35Z")

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Not only that, I don’t think it wise to hug anyone that _“has bean”_. That’s playin’ with fire right there.

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**Author:** ![Never\_Say\_Dice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-new-lovers-no-hugging/510216/3 "2009-09-15T20:21:02Z")

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My brother likes to bear hug at reunions. Even though I’m slightly taller than him he has 100 pounds more than me. I always have to count my ribs afterward to see if any were popped out.

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**Author:** ![Casserole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b77776/32.png) [@Casserole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casserole)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-new-lovers-no-hugging/510216/4 "2009-09-16T04:48:11Z")

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Jeezits… what it suffocation? How could he not notice her arms flailing about, hitting him every which way?

Poor girl.

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-new-lovers-no-hugging/510216/5 "2009-09-16T12:48:29Z")

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I guess it _is_ possible to love someone _too much._