[CHANDLERS WISH]

Sorry about that MG You'll have to skip the nuts

((HUGS)) Hey virtual is "ok" and then there's hugging trees, one way to be "grounded"

[Trixareforkids]

and then there's hugging trees, one way to be "grounded"

I love a good play on words, made me chuckle

[Motorguy]

lol. Also known as the church hug. Usually with rapid patting of the back with the hands. (Patting someone's back like that is an unmistakable way of nonverbally saying "I'm not the slightest bit sexually interested in you." )

That's the grand mother hug lol.

[Trixareforkids]

That's the grand mother hug lol.

Really? Most of my experiences with older folks is the full body variety. I think, well the single ones anyway, they're craving the physical contact. Read a story years and years ago about having 'huggers' come to a nursing home, in this case it happened to be a group of Downs teenagers doing it as part of community outreach. They said that in the months since they'd started nearly all the residents were feeling better, getting around more and in general just much happier. Like the people who volunteer to hold the sick babies, both feel better for it.

[Motorguy]

My oldest sister is an A frame hugger and she's gotten WORSE since she got her boob job. Girl what'd ya get em for if not to mush up against people! Every once in a while I can't resist throwing an arm around her waist and pulling her in for a good squishy hug

We call that a boobies to boobies smash lol. Donna loves smashing her's boobs to her girl friends it's a fun sight to view.

[Stillness]

an A frame hugger

Haha! Never heard that one.

I don't care how big you or your breasts are, man or woman. If you're going to hug me, I want a real hug. I don't want to have sex with you. I want you to squeeze me and let me know you mean it! Do you love me, or not? If not, or if you're not sure, keep your weak, distant "A frame" hug to yourself.

It's worse than a limp handshake. It's a display of affection you can't be bothered to follow through on. No, thank you. You might as well just wave or bow or something.

[Motorguy]

Really? Most of my experiences with older folks is the full body variety. I think, well the single ones anyway, they're craving the physical contact. Read a story years and years ago about having 'huggers' come to a nursing home, in this case it happened to be a group of Downs teenagers doing it as part of community outreach. They said that in the months since they'd started nearly all the residents were feeling better, getting around more and in general just much happier. Like the people who volunteer to hold the sick babies, both feel better for it.

Yes my dad was in a nursing home before he pass and these high school young girls. Would come and see the elderly people sing to them and they would received hugs from the young women and they said it help with the life span of some of the elderly people at the nursing home. Plus my dad was a huger so he really enjoy those hugs from them. But yes I heard about this before the same way of bringing dogs in to nursing homes just showing love to this older people so they don't think there not being loved.

[Motorguy]

Really? Most of my experiences with older folks is the full body variety. I think, well the single ones anyway, they're craving the physical contact. Read a story years and years ago about having 'huggers' come to a nursing home, in this case it happened to be a group of Downs teenagers doing it as part of community outreach. They said that in the months since they'd started nearly all the residents were feeling better, getting around more and in general just much happier. Like the people who volunteer to hold the sick babies, both feel better for it.

Let me re phase this I will be at a family function and my aunts or nieces. I will do the few taps on the back not a full body contact hug. Or at a function of people i know and the women I don't know well i will not do the smash the boob again my chest hug it's kind of shows you could be creepy. Just the light pack on the back a few times with little body contact just something i grew up with. Now it i meet one of wife girl friends then I am really doing a good hug because I know they enjoy smashing there boobs against me lol.

[Trixareforkids]

Haha! Never heard that one.

I don't care how big you or your breasts are, man or woman. If you're going to hug me, I want a real hug. I don't want to have sex with you. I want you to squeeze me and let me know you mean it! Do you love me, or not? If not, or if you're not sure, keep your weak, distant "A frame" hug to yourself.

It's worse than a limp handshake. It's a display of affection you can't be bothered to follow through on. No, thank you. You might as well just wave or bow or something.

Amen! My feelings exactly!

[chaya]

In my family there was a lot of bowing but no hugging. The first real hug I ever got was from my husband to be.