What Kind of Hugger Are You?
October 17, 2010 5:45 PM   Subscribe

Do you believe in hugging? How often do you hug? Do you think hugging reflect a certain aspect of your personality like how handshakes do?

I a spontaneous hugger and I usually only hug the people I feel comfortable with. Although, I haven't ever refused a hug. I usually hug without much contact with anywhere below shoulders. There are people who gave me bear hugs and so did their friends. However, I give very nice handshakes, not a bone-crasher or limp hand. I practice recommended kind that conveys confidence like many have taught us so. So I wonder if our hugging styles say anything. Although most body language experts never explored this, so I'm guessing there's nothing definitive to say?
posted by easilyconfused to Human Relations (1 answer total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: this seems super chatty and not very problem-solvy -- jessamyn

 
I think there's a pretty easy hypothesis to make that bear huggers are generally more comfortable with close physical contact than others, if they are sort of indiscriminately bear hugging.
posted by amro at 5:53 PM on October 17, 2010


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