S/O - Are you "touchy feely"?

Guard Dad

Guard Dad

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I wasn't so much when I was young, but I am now. Partly from my years in church where we all hug each other, but I'm a huggy kind of guy.

Not so much with kissing. Aside from tonsil hockey with the wife; I'll kiss my daughter and a few very close female friends on the head or cheek.

But a lot of people are weird about any of that, so gotta be careful these days or people take it as something sexual when it's not.

How 'bout you?
 
Pretty much, although when I run into the occasional oddball who has no concept of personal space, I get a little creeped out. I have a cousin, bless her heart, who is just sweet as all get-out, but every time I see her, I want to run! She's forever hugging and kissing (sometimes the cheek, sometimes the ear...ewww!), and I just cringe inwardly even thinking about her.

I'll tell my favorite story about being hugged by someone not family (forgive if I've already told it here). During the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings, I was working for a worldwide mega-corporation as a grunt staffer supporting about 30 mid-level staff and managers. One day I was standing in the bullpen area (administrative area in the middle of all the offices) and one of the senior staffers came up to me, hugged me tightly to him, and said loudly, "How about a little sexual harrassment, baby?!?" I just died laughing, and he did, too. One of the funniest things ever. He was a great guy, I did not take it seriously, and we just had a lot of fun with it.

I will say if I ever did feel threatened or harrassed (as in, do this or you'll lose your job), I'd either a) kick him in the nuts, 2) laugh hysterically, c) quit on the spot letting everyone know why I was quitting, or d) do all of the above.
 
LOL. I thought of the Clarance Thomas hearings when I started the thread. That silliness changed everything.
 
depends on my mood... sometimes I am others don't touch me lol
 
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"Any of you's touch me and I'll kill you"​
 
In general, I don't like affection from anyone other than my husband and children. Even my mom asks me if she can give me a hug sometimes! LOL Apparently, I put up quite a wall.

I, too, have a funny story. Although, I'm a little more tolerant as I get older, I just don't like people touching me. I never really realized how evident my imaginary wall is until a few years ago. We had a get together with friends. At the end of the evening, everyone was saying their goodbyes and, for most, that included hugs. I was behind one of my best friends approaching a male friend of ours. My girl friend gave him a big bear hug and stepped away. The precedent was set. But the gentleman took one look at me, and patted me on the head! LOL So, I guess he could see the hug wasn't welcome.

To this day, he pats me on the head every time he sees me. :)
 
Dang it I am going to have to keep a darn list on who not to hug! Eh, I will apologize right now. "I am sorry if I hug you and you do not like it." :laugh

I pretty much hug all my close friends and at end of night (dinner, drinks, those type) things I hug everyone. So if you are there.... run if you don't want a hug. LOL
 
Y'all freaks!

JK, even with my group of long-time friends, lots of us that haven't seen each other for a year or so, peck lip kisses! LOVE the love! :love
 
Sungoddess said:
Y'all freaks!

JK, even with my group of long-time friends, lots of us that haven't seen each other for a year or so, peck lip kisses! LOVE the love! :love
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OK, I expect some smooch next time I see you.
 
I am a hugger. I hug everyone. My nephews laugh at me cause they know if they enter a room that I am in, and they don't come directly to me to hug me, they know I will hunt them down! I have always always been a hugger. So like Diva said, if you see me and you don't want a hug, then you better run..and if I hug you and you don't like them, I'll apologize now :love
 
My DD befriended an 80 year old Spanish lady on our cruise. Every time she would see Ashlyn she would smack her bootie and say something to her in spainsh ...


I thought this was odd but the ladies daughter said she does it to everyone. I told her I would rather get a hug than someone smack y backside
 
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