I am a man who hugs other men. Am I bad?

[Taverner]

I like hugging. The concept is much more friendly than the handshake (which only means 'I do not plan to kill you tonight')

It is basically saying you accept this person in front of you, not just tolerate.

Anyway...just a thought that danced through my mind

[DarkTirade]

1. I can't really criticize...

I just made out with another guy the other day. :P

[Unvanguard]

30. That's even better!

:D

[DarkTirade]

35. I certainly had fun.

:P

Although of the two I made out with right then, I have to say the girl was the better kisser.

[TZ]

2. I like that.

Shows a confidence in yourself. So many men find that wussy or fear that it might make them look not-macho.
I'm a hugger too but there are really no cultural taboos on women hugging other women...

[PeaceNikki]

3. As long as you're careful to not get "the gay" on you.

[Taverner]

4. Ya know I almost caught the gay watching Velvet Goldmine

Johnathan Rhys Davies and Ewan McGregor...mmmmmmmmmmmmm

And I'm a straight family guy!

[PeaceNikki]

5. Oooh, I'll have to Netflix that.

[Taverner]

6. It's all about the 1970's glam scene in London

Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, David Bowie, they're all in that under different names

[PeaceNikki]

8. Cool, it's in their "watch now" library!

Thanks!

[Ikonoklast]

7. No problem here *checks wallet in pants pocket*

Nope, fine with me, hug away!

[SoxFan]

9. You have Gay Cooties

[Angel]

10. Not a thing wrong with hugging

Hugs are smiles from a happy heart :)

[Xipe Totec]

11. It depends - is it an abrazo, or a hug?

:hi:

[Capn Sunshine]

14. what's the diff?

True, I give abrazos, soy Californeo como ti. Pero, hay differencia?

[Xipe Totec]

15. Only in the mind

No act has meaning, except in context.

:P

An abrazo is a hug in the context of hispanic culture, in which hugging by men has no sexual connotation.

It does not have to be explained; the question doesn't even arise.

that's the difference.

[Capn Sunshine]

17. Very Don Juan, grasshopper

como mi abuela dice, "caridad viva en la mente, y salido en un abrazo"

[Xipe Totec]

19. Recibe un fuerte abrazo!

:hug:

[Capn Sunshine]

20. !Y a Ti!

:hug:
:abrazo:

[Capn Sunshine]

12. I hug everyone, even you

too bad you never called when you were in town, I was gonna buy you a homebrew :)

[harmonicon]

13. no, it's fine

I find that hugging isn't a universal thing - it's sort of established case by case. I have some very close friends that I wouldn't hug, just because it would be weird, but other people that I will. Fuck if I know.

[Redstone]

16. I didn't ever hug on any men until recently, having grown up in New England.

Puritan background, and all that. But I got no problem with it now.

There are any number of DUers I'd throw the arms around if I ever met them.

Redstone

[TK421]

18. YOU ARE A DARKSIDED GARGOYLE!!@!#$ YOU ARE A SLYKNICK!@!#$

GARGOYLE!@#!


No, really you are a pretty cool person for doing so

[RadiationTherapy]

21. I can fake it, but prefer not being touched.

I don't need to be touched to know I am accepted and not going to be killed.

Ugh. Now I am irritated.

[Random_Australian]

22. Yay for hugging! My friends hug all the time. We're nice like that. :) n/t

[SOteric]

23. That depends.

Are these bad men? Men who need spankings?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

24. I'm a huggy person too...

I can usually tell if someone doesn't want to be hugged; but now and then I've taken someone by surprise, and I could tell they were not pleased...I don't want to be disrespectful of their personal space.

[dawgmom]

25. Do you do the obligatory male back clap?

I love men that hug. However, it's always amused me when some men hug other men -- they do that obligatory back clap thing - a hearty, butch clap, clap, clap on the other person's back -- just so nobody gets any ~ideas~.

[DarkTirade]

26. I like ya... but I'm still hittin' ya!

:P

[dawgmom]

27. Yup. HA!

You nailed it.

[Skittles]

28. you want I should kick your man-loving ass, Taverner

yes INDEED :7

[Unvanguard]

29. No. Men should hug each other more often.

Hugs are beautiful things between friends.

[elshiva]

31. I love men who hug other men. I just love men who hug period.

Why is more manly to kill another man than to hug another man? I don't get it.

:hug: :hug:

[Droopy]

32. The only man I can comfortably hug is my dad

Any other time it's very awkward. I'm not afraid of the gay cooties or anything like that, but I'm not sure exactly what the problem is. I guess it just doesn't feel very manly, and we're all manly men here in Ohio. I guess it has to do with my sense of masculinity.

[Oeditpus Rex]

33. I'm sorta bugged by guys I'm close to but can't really hug

because they just aren't the hugging type and I don't want to invade their space, y'know? Besides, if they aren't huggers, they don't hug well.

My friend Jed is kind of a big guy and gives great bear hugs. I love that. :)

[datasuspect]

34. i only accept hugs from italian, greek, or albanian men

or kazakhs.