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I need them from my wife. We're all over each other. And of course it's okay with Mom. But otherwise, I don't like them much, because I consider them a form of intimacy and generally the person who's offering the hug isn't all that close to me -- or at least I don't think so. In some circles, hugs are so fashionable that they're meaningless. The same person who hugs you one minute can shaft you the next.
Yes, I'm a bit stand-offish. But every once in awhile, I'll be talking to someone I know well who's just in such a miserable state that I'll ask, "Do you need a hug?"
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