Hugging and kissing on cheek

[chillandrelax]

I am someone who likes my own personal space and an definitely not a hugger.

How do you politely stop people hugging and kissing you when saying hello/ goodbye. I can cope if it's people I know really well and am close to otherwise hate it. My side of the family are the same as me but husbands family are huggers and I hate it. I don't want to be rude but I would really rather not. Why can't we just say hello?

Just start telling people that you would really rather not be hugged and kissed.

I hate it and we live in a country where it is the norm. I used to just grit my teeth and let them get on with it, but I started telling people how much I hate it and they all more or less respect this.

If there is a new person being introduced then someone will usually say "Oh Snobby really doesn't like to be hugged".

It takes a while but will gradually filter through, and you will be surprised by the number of other people who will tell you that they hate it too.

I dont know. I hate it too. I always find it so awkward and never know whether to kiss them back - I always end up randomly kissing their ear or hair - and then sometimes they've just gone for a hug and I kissed them which I find so embarrassing. I would rather just avoid the whole thing but dont know how without looking rude.

It will look odd you it so it’d make sense to say you don’t like it.