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Why not hug? Please explain this to me...

Man, it's only day one and already I'm post happy. Crazy, I tell you. Absolutely insane.
So, I'm sitting in my dorm room, my roommate is watching Friends, which is not at all uncharacteristic. Side note: too many things in life can be related to a Friends episode. So, I'm finding myself in a bit of a conundrum. (hee hee, that's a fun word) Are hugs really a threatening, overly personal thing? What ever happened to greeting people with an embrace? I seem to be in an environment that holds firmly to the "anti-hugging" policy. I guess I'm learning not to expect much more considering I go to an engineering school with a lot of very socially underdeveloped people. On the other hand, I have a group of amazing friends who seem to do just fine in society. What's the deal?

Let's define a hug (good old dictionary.com)
Hug: v.intr. To embrace or cling together closely; n. a close, affectionate embrace; v. tr. To hold steadfastly to, cherish

What could be wrong with that? Showing your friends that you care, that you missed having them around, that you cherish them. Okay, so I'm bit of a sap, I apologize.
Maybe I'm just not adjusting to walking into a room full of friends and not getting/giving any hugs. Have I completely lost my mind? Is it wrong to want to show how much I care about ALL my friends (including those of the male gender) without getting a grunt, a blatant subject change, or an odd, "why are you touching me and making me feel uncomfortable" look? Now, I don't want to discredit my guy friends who have it all together. Good job guys. Now, go and teach the other boys how it works. All you guys out there reading this (hmmm...not thinking there are very many seeing as this is only my second post), go and give your friends that are girls (you'd better already be giving your girlfriends hugs) an occasional squeeze when you see her. And I have to say that I am not liable if that suggestion goes south.

posted by Katie @ 8:03 PM