Re: Hugging. [link]

Is that why you left, sweetie?

Excuse me, I have to go see if I have any cute clothes left.

I will say, having dosed myself with mac and cheese, that there are some side effects. I think I'm going to have to sit on the couch for an hour or so. Or maybe take a nap.

Matthew J.X. Malady

Come sit here next to me where we can have a drink and no inadvertent touching

’m a conservative hugger, but I’m not totally anti-hug—that’s a misreading of the argument, which is that the unwieldy proliferation of the hug often results in a perfunctory display that feels emotionally and physically terrible. I will warmly open my arms for known huggers I like (if we’ve interacted enough to become attuned to each other’s hug styles, it helps a lot), and coldly offer them for known huggers I fear. Because there were many people I love there that night, and also champagne, I ended up in a lot of hugs that were not so bad.

THIS IS ME!!!

Also, a few years ago, a girl in my class would not stop hugging me. The only thing that got her to quit was that I pointed out that people who continually initiate physical contact with people who didn't want and had explicitly asked for it to stop were in the same area code as rapists.

My hummus is carbonated. Sigh.

Yeah, that's totally me. I'm happy to hug people I love, and willing to hug people I like, but would just as soon skip it in general.

My BFF hates hugging women because she does not like the smooshing of bosoms together. Luckily, I am not a hugger.

she does not like the smooshing of bosoms together

She doesn't play it like a video game and try to aim nipples for nipples?

Not...not that I do that, so don't feel weird huggers! Don't feel weird at all.

Okay, there was some kind of noise outside, and now the house has no power.

Possibly your neighborhood is suffering from pre-apocalypse.