Even if you're a "touchy, feely" guy, do NOT put your hands on a woman without her permission.

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50. What are we becoming? An uptight nation that's afraid to have any physical contact with people.

I came from a large family where we used to hug and kiss our Mom goodbye when we left for school as children. We even fought to get to the head of the line and kiss her first in those days. ) (My Dad left really early for work so we didn't have the same ritual.Somehow over the years it stopped. I guess as we became teens, we thought it was not cool or something to hug or kiss your Mom and Dad.

When I met my future husband, he was a very touchy, hand holding, huggy guy; moreso than I. During our dating it quickly became normal and I liked it. When I met his family for the first time, they were all a touchy, huggy family, and I liked it. No one every departed an event without telling everyone they loved them. Someone asked my husband about it one time, and his response was, "I want my Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, whomever ....to know that I love them while they are alive and can hear it from me." From the first time our families met, my husband hugged everyone, and always kissed everyone goodbye and told everyone, "I Love You". It became our family's normal.

Every group of friends and relatives we have, hugs and kisses when we arrive and when we depart, and it all began with my husband. We hug and kiss our friends hello and goodbye. It is so natural for everyone now and they like it as well. We tell each other we love you still, and they have passed it on to their own families and friends. Our reputation precedes us because whenever someone new gets introduced to our friends and family, or my husband and his friend's car club, and they say "Hello", someone always says "they don't accept handshakes here, you better give them a hug"; and everyone always laughs because they are so used to it. You can tell over the years that they have become a lot more affectionate with their own families, and it's brought us a lot closer as a group and friends.