Tos Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I just love hugs, but the best hugs always go both ways! Link to post Share on other sites
bonny Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I have very few opportunities to either give or receive hugs. :( The only people I get proper close hugs from are my Mum, and the preschool children I work with. Obviously I do hug the children back, but that's for their benefit (part of my professional caring role) rather than mine. I always think I would like to give and receive more hugs, but in practice I don't actually meet many people I'd really want to hug, and I find the question of how and who it's socially acceptable to hug so confusing, that even on the rare occasions I want to hug someone, I usually wouldn't. :/ Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I am not a fan of hugs but will willingly accept them from people I like Link to post Share on other sites
- - - Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 i only hug my object boyfreind... but hugging humans is boring Link to post Share on other sites
Wonderment Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Hugs are great! Cuddles are the best damn thing ever Link to post Share on other sites
Qloe Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I enjoy hugging and being hugged but I hate how easily people hug. My friends would hug hello, hug goodbye and we saw each other daily. I feel physical contact is a big deal, I don't like holding hands so hugging is the best thing for me. I felt like doing it so often made it less significant and as a greeting I didn't like it because people I didn't know very well or hadn't seen in a long time would assume they could hug away. Link to post Share on other sites
Not Active Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I love hugs! Although it may seem bad, I almost always hug someone in public that I know when I meet them. However, I am the one giving the hugs 90% of the time. :3 Link to post Share on other sites
JaySexual Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I wont initiate hugs, though I'm cool with receiving them (& will hug back)... But I wouldn't want to be hugged by some random person I didn't know. I actually daydream about what it'd be like to have someone to hug & cuddle with (basically a cuddle buddy.) Link to post Share on other sites
Jea Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 other-- I generally prefer being hugged to avoid the responsability of wondering whether the person minds or not, whether it was creepy or not (in first-hug cases). But hugging feels better than being hugged because I have a choice, when someone comes to me to hug me without my consent (because some members of my family think that's okay, affection is giving you food and talking loudly to you, all while touching you non-stop, ughhh) I tend to want to run away. But it depends on the person. I'm somewhat touch-averse, so I dislike physical contact with many people. However, with some people, it feels awesome to be hugged, or to hug them. No idea why~ Link to post Share on other sites
SkyWorld Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Generally I prefer to be hugged, though sometimes I don't like to be hugged. Especially the type of hugs, I don't like tight hugs or when people even pick me up. <_< Thankfully it's not that often when people would pick me up, but tight hugs are uncomfortable. I also prefer the type of hugs that shows they are welcoming it and giving me the chance to decide if I really want a hug or not, rather than just hugging me rather I like it or not. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I do not like being touched in general. Also I've been told multiple times that I am an awkward hugger, so those around me generally try to avoid hugging me. I don't really like hugs or being hugged....it's awkward and makes me very uncomfortable, especially since I'm hypersensitive to touch. Link to post Share on other sites
Splatacus Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Depends entirely on who it is. Strangers - weird, friends - ok, but I rarely start it, relationships - great :) Link to post Share on other sites
kappapeachie Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 i like hugging but i don't like the long version of it. cuddles. Link to post Share on other sites
cavalier080854 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I like a hug so long as it is not a bear hug. Cuddles, no, only my mother and she is 83. Link to post Share on other sites
Katty Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 . (sorry I don't know how to completely delete posts and my phone was stuffing up, so it posted 4 times instead of once. sorry again) Link to post Share on other sites
Katty Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I hate hugs because I'm pretty touch-averse and dislike my personal space being invaded, but if someone i care about is feeling very upset or down I will ask them if they need a hug, because I know that hugs make some people feel better. If I'm feeling really upset, I will only really accept a hug if I know that person will hug me anyway or to give myself a minute to stop and think without being asked a million questions at once. I find that people tend to shut up and leave you alone for a minute if they are giving a hug, or see that someone else is already helping you. Like I care very much about my friends, and if someone goes in to hug me I won't brush it off exactly but I know that others can physically see me bristle and tense up when I receive unwanted physical contact, and usually they get the hint and either ask or give a warning next time. It's really awkward and a feel maybe a bit insulting to the other person when you say you don't want a hug or don't like hugs, but I just can't help how uncomfortable and constricting it makes me feel. But my friends and everyone close to me knows, and they all get it, kind of. That's part of the reason they weren't surprised to find out I was asexual haha. Side note, I know this is super long already, I just wanted to add that I don't dislike hugs because I don't care or hate people or whatever, it's just a reflexive feeling. And at first it surprises new people when realise that I'm both terribly uncomfortable with any sort of human contact, as well as being an intensely emotional person who would do anything for the people I care about. Link to post Share on other sites
Maiflower Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I have a friend that always asks me to hug him. I went with liking both. Link to post Share on other sites
fissiparity Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 I've never understood or appreciated seeing young adults hug each other. It would have been unthinkable when I was teenager and it probably would have earned me a good thump if I tried to hug a friend (which I wouldn't have done anyway). As I got older I noticed trendy young adults greeting each other by hugging. Bemusing. Link to post Share on other sites
Antihero. Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I’d rather hug someone. It’s not something I usually do though. However, I don’t like to be the hugged one. Link to post Share on other sites
Dark General Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 If I like a person, I like giving hugs and receiving them. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jetsun Milarepa Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 I like hugs if they're genuine and not just a product of expectation by society. Link to post Share on other sites
AshenPhoenix Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 This poll is being locked and moved to the read only Census archive for it's respective year. As part of ongoing Census organization, and in an attempt to keep the demographics of the polls current with the active user base at the time, the polls will last for one year from now on. However, members are allowed and even encouraged to re-start new polls similar to the archived ones if they like them. AshenPhoenix, Administrator Link to post Share on other sites
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