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Well, Chris -- with your stance in that photo - of course he didn't put his arm around you! Those folded arms just say "don't touch me!" all over the place!
angio -- can you shorten the link (since it doesn't seem to work anyway) so it doesn't mess up the thread size please?
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For me the worst thing as a child was when my aunts and grandmother would try to kiss me goodbye. slobber on the face as a kid is terrible.
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I blinked at Geoff's comment too rivka. I found myself wondering if I was just behind in the news.
As for touchy feely, I used to be a lot more huggy than I am. I still don't mind it when people hug me, but it does weird me out if it's someone I don't know very well. There's the hug that signals "Yes. We are now very good friends and I'm signifying this to everyone else by hugging you at the end of our very short and meaningless conversation in the hallway." I hate those.
On the other hand, I do touch people a lot when I talk to them. (Never on the stomach, I hate that!) I don't know why I do it, but I'll touch them on the forearm (if their arms are folded and they're in front of me), or on the upper arm. I'm not sure if I do it to reassure myself that the person is still there in front of me (duh!) or to more fully make a point. I think I do it a lot when I'm giving a compliment or reassuring someone. And it's definitely not a grab, just light touches here and there. It's weird.
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quote:Originally posted by Narnia: I blinked at Geoff's comment too rivka. I found myself wondering if I was just behind in the news.
Well, since OSC stated outright (at the signing) that there will be a grandchild in December, I guess we can stop blinking. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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I have always been a little uncomfortable with people I didn't know really well hugging me. There are some guys my age who I wouldn't let hug me for a long time, and I would just say "don't touch me" and glare at them. I am good friends with them now, and I would hug them, but now they think I just don't like hugs. They decided I have a "bubble", and no one is allowed in the "bubble".
But what I really hate people doing is using me as an armrest. I know I'm short! I know my head and or shoulders are the right height for an armrest for you! But that doesn't mean you have to use me as one!
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