Hugged unexpectedly from behind = most emphatic DO NOT WANT. I'm afraid I hurt someone's feelings here on campus right before final exams, because she came up behind me and gave me a hug, and the only person here with whom I'm even on a hugging basis had been messing with my boundaries in a bad way a lot lately, and I thought it was him, and I jumped and pushed her away before I realized it was her. I apologized profusely and blamed the scary book I had been reading, because she really is a sweetheart and meant no harm. But generally speaking in a room full of strangers where it could be anyone, I want to know who it is first.
At home or in a situation where there are only a few people present and I know every possible hugger, then I don't mind at all. I love those little signs of affection among people I know and trust.
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Date: 2008-01-17 03:28 am (UTC)At home or in a situation where there are only a few people present and I know every possible hugger, then I don't mind at all. I love those little signs of affection among people I know and trust.