Is it normal to want to constantly hug someone you like?

When I meet someone I'm interested in I always have this urge to hug them or just brush their arm. I constantly feel the need to be close to them or touching them. It can be anything from tapping their shoulder to touching their face. Is this normal?

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Based on 64 votes (60 yes)
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Comments ( 11 )
  • EndlessSuffering

    Sure is normal, just don't get carried away.

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  • Avant-Garde

    Yes, but be mindful of their personal space as you do this. Some people aren't as affectionate as others and too much affection may make them uncomfortable.

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  • myshroom

    so familiar to me. there's a person I really want to hug every time I see her so much it hurts. but we're not even friends and there's no way I can get close to her. in fact I'm really afraid to offense her by my behaviour. there are hundreds of reasons I can't do it. so I suffer in silence wishing she knew and being afraid of this at the same time.
    guess you have to give it a try anyway.

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    • pandas

      I totally understand your situation. I'm practically going through the same thing right now..

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      • myshroom

        It's a shame some have to hide their feelings for fear they won't be appreciated. I'd hug you to show my empathy.

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  • kinklu

    I've noticed extreme differences in the physical contact between people. Some want to shake hands using a very soft, weak grip. Others want to embrace you as though you were just returning from the battlefront as a soldier. I tend to be a huggy-feely type but then I'm an emotional musician.

    What can I say?

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  • Toball

    That's... Huh... Read this. http://www.wikihow.com/Know-if-a-Girl-Likes-You Not that I stereotyping it even says not all girl show these signs but I can't help but point out the connection.

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  • alv1592

    Totally normal. If the person you like doesn't mind go ahead and hug them.

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  • EAT_IT

    I hug the person who makes me food and people who deliver food too.

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  • Lyka

    In my experience it's perfectly normal!

    Fortunately all my friends are hug-friendly folk, so if I ever want to hug, then they're always willing to help me out :)

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  • Tehboss

    you want le sexy time so you express hat by being slutty and that's perfectly normal :D

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