Displays Of Affection

[Joy Carter]

I'm a little troubled or what I don't know at this point. Tell me girls/boyz/gurls, what if I hug another Cd in a display of friendship ? How can they take it any other way ? GGs hug all the time.

[Sharon]

A hug or a peck on the cheek should be understood to be just what they are -- a nice warm manner of greeting or saying goodbye. If anyone was to assume I mean more, then I would just back off as politely as possible.

[marie354]

Hugs are just that... Hugs. I've always hugged people, especially women, but I've hugged male friends when in male mode. Girls hug each other all the time. I've never seen anything wrong with it. But if someone should take offence then I'd surely back off.

[trannie T]

I hug close friends who I haven't seen for a long time, I kissed another crossdresser on New Year's. I do have limits, no tongue wrestling.

[Teresa Amina]

tongue wrestling.

:eek: Ewwwww!::eek:

[cindybarnes]

Hi Joy

Hugs, are just the normal way to greet CD friends..handshakes just seem wrong :)

Cindy

[Wendy me]

hugs for sure even if i see a Friend and we do the hand shake always hugs...gender dose not matter hugs just are a nice way of saying hello..... men women and men who want to be women as well as women that want to be men.... even dogs and cats like a good hug...


HUGE WENDY HUGS.........:hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs:

[Billie1]

It wouldn't seem awkward to greet another CD with a hug. Normal GG behavior among friends. The world would be a better place with a few more hugs!:hugs:

[Suzie S.]

It would seem natural to greet someone with a hug. It's just that, a hug. It''s one of the easiest things we all can do in this world, and absolutely free. :D Coming from an Italian family, hugs are always in order for me, men included. It's as nice to get one as it is to give one! :hugs: for everyone, and have a great day!!!!!!!!

[Sheila]

Actually I do hugs but just between family and really close friends and usually with close friends if the is a reason for it.... they are going away for a while/ just co,me back. nice to see you again hug, if they are down and need a hug........... but there again to me hugging somebody special is just that special............ and I don't want that diluting by making it commonplace just my :2c:

Jess

[Elsia]

I believe a hug to another CD is very normal, and just shows affection.

A hand shake is just to cold. Give me a hug.

Elsia

[Deidra Cowen]

All the girls that are friends in Atlanta tend to hug each other...its no biggie and signals no sexual meaning. Now a kiss thats different! :eek:

[dancinginthedark]

I don't think most would take a hug as any more than a display of friendship Joy. I watched folks all around me hugging at the Be-All last year. :strugglin And if they did that would be their problem not yours, just set them straight asap if they do.

I hug my friends and family all the time. New friends that I am meeting for the first time RL but feel like I already know via phone calls, emails or forums like this one get a hug too. But generally someone I have just met some place nope. Now, since I've seen you around the place more than a few times (and don't take this the wrong way :tongueout ) a big hug for you this morning Joy. :hugs:

dancin

[Iniquity Blonde GG]

i always hug people/friends/family just a show of affection. if its someone i havent seen for awhile, i tend just to squeeze their arm, nothing fussy or ott @ first. everybody likes a hug :happy:

[Brianna Lovely]

I think hugging is a good thing. To me, when I hug someone, it means that I love them, as a person and accept them for who they are.

[myMichelle]

I think I agree with what most others have already said here...I routinely hug one of my very special GG grlfriends. There is absolutely nothing sexual to it. All the hug does is express a little brotherly (or should I say sisterly?) love.

Hugs,
Michelle

[Daintre]

I would love to give friends and family hugs, but because of my size I feel very self conscious invading their personal space.

[Joy Carter]

[QUOTE=dancinginthedark GG;754359]Now, since I've seen you around the place more than a few times (and don't take this the wrong way :tongueout ) a big hug for you this morning Joy. :hugs:

If your at Be-All the spring then I might just want my hug in person.:hugs:

[Karren H]

Nothing wrong with that.... I hug male friends i haven't seen all the time!!!

Karren

[Sheila]

I would love to give friends and family hugs, but because of my size I feel very self conscious invading their personal space.


Jenni,
I am a big lass at the moment (though not in height) ..... am aiming to change that starting tommorow though.......... and for me a hug from friends and family is not an invasion of personal space but a sharing of a bond of care

:hugs: Jess

[kaitlin]

I like to hug both male and female friends, it shows that you care. I don't have a problem kissing my female friends, never kissed a guy..... I have to admit there are a few of you girls on here that I would think about. Kaitlin

[Rachel Morley]

It's a case of when in Rome .....

GGs always hug one another. Guys sometimes do it but they tend to include the "patting on the back thing" as well, it's a kind of: "it's ok to hug this way type thing" because it's not a real (girly) hug". :D

However when we're en femme I think we should be more feminine about it. At our Tri-Ess socials a lot of our group hug one another all the time to greet and say goodbye. The only time we shake hands is if we are meeting a new girl to the group for the first time.

[SusanTL]

Hi.

I agree with all. A hug and a kiss on the cheek, is just a warm showing of affection. That is what girls do. It's nothing more or less.

However, if it's a extra long hug and they grab your butt, that is different. Also a kiss on the lips is different also.

Susan

[Cassy11]

A hug is a display of affection and not just with CD's. I went back to where I was forced to retire due to health reasons and every macho guy in that shop that I talked to didn't shake hands (I was in male mode). They all gave me a hug. That told me more than anything how much respect my ex coworkers had for me and made me feel great.

[Sejd]

The female sexologist I go to said to me: Funny, as soon as my clients "Come out" and wear female clothes, they are ready for a hug!
Made me think.
PS: I love to hug, male or female
Sejd:hugs:

[Ashley1]

In California, I think that hugging both women and men who one hasn't seen for a while is just about the norm, but I have found that it doesn't seem to be as popular in the East or especially the Northeast. Some people there seem to be startled by it.:hugs:
:love:
Ashley

[MJ]

i hug all the time it's a friendship thing with me , no one as said anything to me, that they don't like it. so just go ahead ... :hugs:

[RobertaFermina]

The hug is a lost art for many of us men. It was for me, an art I never learned in my youth. Fortunately, around the age of 15 I learned that men can love each other deeply, and intimately, without threatening the masuclinity of either.

Hugging is *not* sex - unless we decide in the moment that it is!

Now that I am willing to be loved by women without a sexual agenda, and by men without homophobia, I feel so free and privileged to give and receive hugs as an expression of affection and friendship.

I keep my eyes and heart open as I approach someone for the first time, lift both hands and square my chest to them and smile and think *heart* and *hug* and how wonderful it is to greet them.

If I detect their receptivity then I follow through. If they don't show willingness to share a hug, a hand on the shoulder and/or handshake will have to do.

I love hugs !

:rose: Roberta :rose:

[MsJanessa]

depends---how do you want Me to take it?:dom:

[Joy Carter]

The hug is a lost art for many of us men. It was for me, an art I never learned in my youth. Fortunately, around the age of 15 I learned that men can love each other deeply, and intimately, without threatening the masuclinity of either.

Hugging is *not* sex - unless we decide in the moment that it is!

Now that I am willing to be loved by women without a sexual agenda, and by men without homophobia, I feel so free and privileged to give and receive hugs as an expression of affection and friendship.

I keep my eyes and heart open as I approach someone for the first time, lift both hands and square my chest to them and smile and think *heart* and *hug* and how wonderful it is to greet them.

If I detect their receptivity then I follow through. If they don't show willingness to share a hug, a hand on the shoulder and/or handshake will have to do.

I love hugs !

:rose: Roberta :rose:

Oh so good post here but Roberta, you got my vote.:hugs: :D

[Kelsy]

Who doesn't like a good hug?!! Seems perfectly natural to me. My questions is - If you're out enfem with you SO GF GG and you lay a smack on eachother what will the onlookers think???

Jennifer:D

[linnea]

Hugs, abrazos--hugs and light kisses on the cheek are just right for greetings. I withhold even the light kisses for special friends, but hugs go to just about everybody and certainly to CD friends (I don't happen to have any to hug right now but that's what I would do if I did).
In male mode, I hug my close male relatives along with shaking their hands. I would give them a cheek-kiss if I were in female mode with them.
Hugs are a good thing, but anyone who makes more of a hug than should be made of it, I'd would just back off from that person.

[Tamera]

A "HUG" is a gesture of "HI" no matter who the person may be. Now if your hug lasts for more than 10 seconds lets say "Weather by the HUGGIE or th HUGGER:heehee: Or if you feel hands wandering:devil: NOW this is not a "HI NICE TO MEET YA" kinda hug.
Pecks on the cheeks are also associated with the hug. Which of course could lead to more than just HI.
LOL
Tamera