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monad
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posted February 19, 2005 01:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for monad     Edit/Delete Message
Is it ok to hug people?


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Yang
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posted February 19, 2005 08:50 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Yang     Edit/Delete Message
Honestly I don't see a problem with hugging both sexes.

I am a male and I hug females and males but that doesn't make me gay-It's just who I am ,being an affectionate person!

If a male has a problem with it, it doesn't bother me knowing the real reason why I hug both sexes!

The world would be a better place if everyone hugs everyone!

BTW- anyone up for a hug?

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Diogenes of Sinope
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posted February 19, 2005 10:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Diogenes of Sinope     Edit/Delete Message
...I could use a hug.

((HUGS))

thanx.

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Yang
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posted February 19, 2005 02:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Yang     Edit/Delete Message
My hugs are free-of-charge

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pixelpixie
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posted February 19, 2005 02:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for pixelpixie     Edit/Delete Message
Mine come with bonuses.

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NosiS
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posted February 19, 2005 03:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for NosiS     Edit/Delete Message
That reminds me of this funny card I saw for Valentine's Day. There's a drawing of this little character who has his arms in front of him shaped in a circle in the front of the card. Then, when you open the card it reads, "Without you, my hugs have a hole in it!" It made my day.

monad, the only thing I can say is just do it if it feels like the right thing to do. Sometimes you should just go for the hug, even if it means someone has to look like an ass if it's rejected. But even then, who REALLY looks like the ass?

-Peace, Love and Hugginess (this has no reference to the diaper brand)


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zoso
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posted February 19, 2005 03:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for zoso     Edit/Delete Message
I love hugs, but I tend to seem like I don't want people to touch me. I do, though!!!! Hug me!!!

Isn't it weird when you get that awkward hug where you're not sure how long to hold on? It's like, I don't want to stop hugging, but I don't want to hold on too long...

I don't see anything wrong with hugging the same sex, but sometimes it's better to shake hands out of respect. Shaking hands can be more of an appreciation gesture if that's the case.

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26taurus
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posted February 19, 2005 05:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 26taurus     Edit/Delete Message
pixie,

NosiS,
Hugs for everybody!!!

A Taurean's arms are always open for hugs.

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monad
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posted February 20, 2005 08:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for monad     Edit/Delete Message
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Eleanore
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posted February 21, 2005 10:10 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eleanore     Edit/Delete Message
I think it depends a lot on where you live, cultural influences, etc. I'm originally from Miami and there are a lot of Hispanic people there (me included). We are generally very affectionate people ... females hug males and females and kiss on the cheek for hellos and goodbyes. Males also hug both sexes. When I moved to N.C. I had to make a concerted effort not to hug and kiss people when meeting them because it's seen as flirting or inappropriate. The only other people I've met up here that are so innocently affectionate in that sense are Hispanic as well. We've had discussions about it and no one gets offended or anything; it's just interesting to see how social interactions are different. It's just something people either are or aren't used to.
I think it's generally clear from someone's behavior whether or not they are "ok" with hugs, etc. If you feel like hugging someone, I say go for it. But don't be offended if someone asks you to not do it again, you know?

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"This above all:
to thine own self be true,
And it must follow,
as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false
to any man." - Shakespeare

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ruman
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posted February 22, 2005 12:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ruman     Edit/Delete Message
HUGS! I definitely like them but I have been born and brought up in a conservative background where hugging the opposite sex could raise a lot of brows! So women hug women and men (as usual) shake hands.

But here are my hugs for all Knowflakes!!:d
R

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sue g
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posted February 22, 2005 12:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for sue g     Edit/Delete Message
Aahh Ruman same back to you. I also live in a country where people seemed very physically challenged, but I dont see the problem at all and I have seen my somewhat reserved Virgo hubbie hug men and it feels so good to see. I have hugged some men and I feel a wall going up like "what does she want", but I think as time goes by and we do it more, it will become natural..........as for handshaking, okay in business I suppose, but who knows one day hugging may be the new handshaking - hugs to allxxxx

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