Body Contact

[Loony BoB]

What kind of physical interaction are you comfortable with when dealing with friends? I'm a hugger and a handshaker for the most part. I'm not a kisser... I find it weird that some people at events want to mock-kiss your cheeks or whatever. Still, I remember when some friends of our family adopted these kids from Russia, they were about three or four, and whenever the little guy saw me he would run up, grab my hand, pull me down really hard so that he could reach my face, grab my head and plant a great big smacker on both of my cheeks. It was how he said hello, and it was adorable. He also liked to punch really hard. Not so adorable. >=| But yeah. Some people aren't even okay with hugs, though.

Where do you slot into the body contact scale? What's cool with you amongst friends or aquaintances?

[Formalhaut]

I'm very much a hugger. I love hugging my friends though I'm often loath to do so in case they don't like it.

I don't really do kissing though. At least with friends anyway.

[Pike]

People kiss their friends? :O_O:

I'm not one for much body contact. I'll do a hug or two but that's it.

[Loony BoB]

People kiss their friends? :O_O:

Sometimes I see them do that thing... it's not even really kissing. It's like a "mwah, mwah" thing where they have to make the sounds "mwah, mwah" with their voices. The more bump cheekbones than anything, it seems... anyway, yeah, I know of others from different cultures that kiss on the cheek a lot. I actually find it really sweet, but I don't know if I could ever do it back without feeling really, really weird about it.

[Shlup]

There are like five people on this planet I actually like hugging. The rest I'd rather not touch at all.

[Pheesh]

My family is Italian so it's totally normally to kiss both cheeks of every woman at the gathering (and even some of the older, super Italian guys will do it as well), but with most people it's just a handshake. Back when I was in a band all 4 of us would bro hug, where it starts with a hand shake and ends with a hug. My best friends and I don't do anything like this, it would feel weird.

[Night Fury]

I'm such a huggy person! I love a hug, but only with some people. I don't just hug everyone. I have a bit of a personal space thing. I hate hate hate strangers or people I don't know very well being right up in my space it makes me feel so on edge.

[Chris]

I love to hug my friends. I love being hugged.

[Shorty]

I'm the person who always turns new acquaintanceship handshakes into hugs.

But if I don't know you, don't touch me.

[Shauna]

I enjoy a good hug, yes I do. Much like everyone else, I am not open to huge from just anyone though.

I have a lot of Spanish family, so the cheek kiss thing is commonplace when it comes to them. I always give my grans a kiss/cheek-bump thing too, though. Dunno why, just always have.

[Pumpkin]

I hug my son and I hug my boyfriend and that's where it ends. Unless one of my friends is very sad, then I will hug them if they want me to. the thing is, I love getting hugs from the person I'm dating. I hate hugs from anyone else. it might stem from my childhood, but most physical contact from people I am not dating (or my son) makes me very uncomfortable.

[Quindiana Jones]

If I can't rub myself on you, I'm not comfortable having you around.

[Jinx]

My grandparents always insist on kissing me on my cheek. The either get a mouthful of hair, or struggle to keep me in the hug because I lean so far back.

Don't smurfing kiss me.

[Araciel]

Bumpin' uglies.

[Dat Matt]

Hug the ladies (You've met more than once), handshake the dudes. I thought that's how it works.Cause you hug for the boobs