george144 said:
People of both genders hug me a lot. I keep telling them I'll cut their throats but it only seems to make them more enthusiastic oh well.
That was me about 2 and a half years ago.
Nowadays, I gave up on that shit since it's a lot easier to just hug them back, and it makes everyone more happy. (And I don't go to jail!)
Anyway, none of my male friends that are my good friends are very into that, and most of my female friends that are my good friends know me from a long time ago and don't think I like hugs because I used to preach stuff like I thought it was derogatory and that girls shouldn't be expected to make physical contact with me just because they're a girl, let alone hug someone who says "wheres mah hug *****," etc, etc, etc.
But there are people I don't hang out with much who loveeeeeeeeee hugs, so of course I hug them. I just don't feel personally inclined to hug every living thing that talks to me. Hell, I hug my computer more than most people.
I still don't see why a wave isn't sufficient, or a handshake, or a smile, it's just a greeting. Maybe if you haven't seen the person in a long time, I understand...I dunno. I just don't know why it became so popular. I know other guys who do it just so they can rub up on a girl's chest. I know girls who do it because they feel like they have to in order to stay friends with people. Cases like that bother me.
If it's simply "we're friends, yeah!" then I agree with it. But I'm more of a morbid person than most, and I'm usually not so perky unless, say, it's the first time I 5 starred knights of cydonia or something. (even then, it's not like I hugged paul, but we were happy)
