So my question to you all is..

were you raised to be a lovie/affectionate person? No

Are you touchy feely to the ones you care about Friends/family/ect. I always hug and tell my daughter I love, her, I don't even think about it, it just comes naturally. With time I have become more of a hug person, I didn't even do it with friends before but that has changed now

Or is it not a big part of your life and you can take it or leave it? see above

does it bother you when someone who is not a family member gives you a hug? If it is a complete stranger, someone I have never had any type contact with, it would bother me

Alej said:

I feel like giving you a

In general, I'm not a touchy/hugger person.

I was extremely uncomfortable in church recently because the preacher said, "Turn to the person next to you and tell them "God loves you and so do I"."
I almost died! I was sitting next to someone I had never seen before!


But...
Once I get comfortable with and into someone (male ) I want to hug him all the time.


I do like this, tho, and use it a lot on here.

chocolate1 said:

I. Can't. Stand. That!

I'm always like: "I Love God and Jesus, but DANG, can we skip this 'hug your neighbor' part? Geesh." I usually just hug my Mother and my Dad and then bob-and-weave from the rest, ha ha.

And I would enjoy hugging and cuddling with a male/boyfriend too, if I were to ever be in a relationship in the future, lol. I also love to hug my little cousins (babies/toddlers) and my adorable stuffed animals.

My sister(s) and I used to work for the same comapny one time. My oldest sister one time came into my department and gave me a hug. I got hauled into the office for that and was told it was inappropriate even though we didn't deal directly with our clients and everyone in my department knew her and loved her and didn't give a rat's ass about it, only the department manager. Glad I don't work for them anymore.

Or is it not a big part of your life and you can take it or leave it? I actually need it, probably because I was raised in such an abusive home.

were you raised to be a lovie/affectionate person? I was not raised this way, my Mother NEVER gave hugs, or did she ever say I love you. When I did hear it, it was usually after one of her rants when she would abuse me. I think it was guilt talking...

Are you touchy feely to the ones you care about Friends/family/ect. I am this way with my friends and family. More so my kids and grandbabies. I want them to know they are loved and wanted.

Or is it not a big part of your life and you can take it or leave it? I actually need it, probably because I was raised in such an abusive home.

does it bother you when someone who is not a family member gives you a hug? Not at all....

My sister(s) and I used to work for the same comapny one time. My oldest sister one time came into my department and gave me a hug. I got hauled into the office for that and was told it was inappropriate even though we didn't deal directly with our clients and everyone in my department knew her and loved her and didn't give a rat's ass about it, only the department manager. Glad I don't work for them anymore.

So my question to you all is..

were you raised to be a lovie/affectionate person? NOPE

Are you touchy feely to the ones you care about Friends/family/ect. Yeah,....now I am

Or is it not a big part of your life and you can take it or leave it? I love hugs, but it's not a big part of my life.

does it bother you when someone who is not a family member gives you a hug? It depends on who it is tryin to touch me....

where you raised to be a lovie/affectionate person?
not really...but that's the way it is at my house...I think it's important to tell or show somebody that you love how you feel...

Are you touchy feely to the ones you care about Friends/family/ect.
there are certain people that I know who are like that or dont mind it, there are others that do mind...it's not hard to adjust to folks...If I give enough of a damn to wanna be around them, I can accomodate to what makes them happy... (Cue Dan to give Jason his lap dance)

Or is it not a big part of your life and you can take it or leave it?
it's a big deal for me with my wife & kids...other than that, like I said before, I can adjust to whatever level of affection a person is comfortable with...(cue Dan for a deluxe lap dance)

does it bother you when someone who is not a family member gives you a hug?
it's not a big deal...if it's genuine, I never mind...I dont' care who it is...it's not like people are hugging me every five minutes, there are way too many other things to be uncomfortable with to worry about a hug invading my private space...See Dan touch Jason gently yet inappropriately."

Alej said:

Come here you handsome devil you...

I'm a lovie.

johnart said:

MoniGram said:

I wasn't, but that void is still there. For you.

MoniGram said:

I want to give you long, warm hugs and listen to you over tea.

My Mum's Mum died when she was three years old. She was raised by her Father for a while. He literally pushed her away if she went to hug him goodnight. She eventually ended up in an orphanage because he couldn't cope/be bothered raising 3 girls.

She hugged me, I hug my 3 girls.