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You know what seemingly inherent concept I never picked up on? The Man Hug.
You know, the thing where guys grip hands like their about to arm wrestle, but it's out of affection? I just can't grasp it. No pun intended.
It's such an awkward motion for me. Also, I never know where it's going to go. Will it just be the hand thing? Will they want to pull in and do that shoulder-touch thing and back pat? Will they spice it up with some street-wise hand motions I will never remember?
Hugging. Now there's a concept I get. Wrapping arms around someone. I get that. It's simple. The only complexity of that is when you're hugging a girl you're not trying to grope and you have to make sure you don't grope her. Other than that, I totally get that. But awkward man affection? I just try to bypass the whole thing by not feeling awkward about affection.
You know, the thing where guys grip hands like their about to arm wrestle, but it's out of affection? I just can't grasp it. No pun intended.
It's such an awkward motion for me. Also, I never know where it's going to go. Will it just be the hand thing? Will they want to pull in and do that shoulder-touch thing and back pat? Will they spice it up with some street-wise hand motions I will never remember?
Hugging. Now there's a concept I get. Wrapping arms around someone. I get that. It's simple. The only complexity of that is when you're hugging a girl you're not trying to grope and you have to make sure you don't grope her. Other than that, I totally get that. But awkward man affection? I just try to bypass the whole thing by not feeling awkward about affection.