Hugging

My badge might say "I only hug trees".

If my Dad were still here though, I'd love one of his big comforting bears hugs.

My friends and family know that I'm not keen on hugging anyway - so they won't start now.

I really can't see any problem in just saying 'I won't hug you, if you don't mind, I'm just not comfortable with it.'

I guess that I change my clothes on a regular basis too. But it wouldn’t cross my mind to change my clothes because I had been hugged. I thought that the idea that the virus lived or thrived on clothing or other inanimate objects was debunked many months ago.

rubysong

I agree. I hug my immediate family happily but feel uncomfortable with friends etc. Maybe we could have a special badge to keep 'random huggers' at bay.

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I wonder what the badge might have written on it?
How about... Hugs? No thank you!

why did she hug me? or why did I change my clothes?
I suspect she hugged me because she was upset and I was kind to her. She smelt like she'd just had a shower though

I am a bit obsessive about laundry and changing my clothes. I always used to change them if I'd been to the hospital or done gardening or cleaning anyway, pre covid. I have realised during covid this isn't necessarily a normal thing to do. My Mum changes her clothes a lot too

JaneJudge

A complete stranger hugged me a few weeks ago and I came home and changed my clothes

Why ???

A complete stranger hugged me a few weeks ago and I came home and changed my clothes

To be honest I am more concerned that hugging was an occupation that this government believed that it could allow or not allow. I do wonder how many people have received a criminal record for hugging. As far as I am concerned no one tells me whether I am or am not allowed to hug my children or grandchildren. I would suggest that it would have been far more productive to recommend not hugging than an outright ban.

I have been telling friends how much happier I am now that hugging is banned and hope that once it is allowed they will remember that I prefer not to.
I am an affectionate person but hugging and kisses with people who are not close just feels so artificial.

Apart from close family I'm not a big hugger. Hugging didn't feature in my upbringing and I'm not sure if people want to be hugged by me or not so I wait and take the cue from them. As for air kissing I hope that's gone.

I agree. I hug my immediate family happily but feel uncomfortable with friends etc. Maybe we could have a special badge to keep 'random huggers' at bay.

I’m like you. I’m quite an introvert though.
I am very happy hugging children but I find hugging adults uncomfortable. I always tensed up pre-COVID if anyone initiated that air-kissing-on-both-cheeks-thing.