• Drusas@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Hugs have made me extremely uncomfortable for my entire life. So no thank you. We’re not all the same.

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      1 year ago

      I’m sorry, sounds stressful. I hope you are taking care of yourself :)

      If it makes you feel any better, OP is not saying we should force people to receive hugs. There is no threat here. It’s perfectly fine to clearly express your boundaries and expect others to respect them.

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        1 year ago

        Thank you, I understand. It’s families that force hugs on the children who are uncomfortable with them. Fortunately, I’m old enough now that that’s not an issue anymore. Or at least not much.

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      1 year ago

      Same-ish but not “extremely”. Just uncomfortable. If it makes the other person happy I might as well let them. A short bit of uncomfortableness is worth someones smile. 🙂

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        1 year ago

        That’s about how I am these days. I’ve learned to acquiesce and appreciate it making other people happy, for the most part. But I still don’t care for it for myself personally.