Hugs
There are all kinds of hugs, but I want to bring up a couple that I come across most often in my circles.
- The “Bro” Hug
This is where two guys grasp each others’ right hand, go in for a hug, with the left hand around the others’ back. The right hands/arms give the seeminly needed buffer zone, and it is all done with one quick, steady, “in-out” motion. - 1-Second, 2-Armed Hug
This one lasts ever-so-slightly longer than the “Bro” Hug, but involves both arms and no buffer zone. The motion is a steady “in”, 1 second pause at the most, then steady “out”. This tends to be with guys one has a closer friendship with. - 3-Second, 2-Armed Hug
This is exactly like the 1-Second version, only this one pauses for 3 seconds between the “in” and the “out”. This tends to be with guys one has an even closer friendship with. - The fourth veers off from the path of the first three. It seems to be more rare, yet more satisfying. Rare, I think because it crosses into cultural taboo land.
This hug comes in many shapes and sizes. It is noteably longer. The “pause” takes up more time than the acutal “in” and “out”. The defining characteristic about this hug, is that the partisipant(s) has/have time, and a comfort level, to relax. It’s about the destination, not the action.
Ask yourself, “When was the last hug where I felt the tension across my sholder blades melt away?” Has there been one?
Number 4 is easily my favorite, but of course, most rare. At this point in time, there’s only one person I hug like that. It’s a shame, really. I think we could all benefit from hugs like that.
On that note, I’ll leave you with this…
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