to think that hugs are actually VERY MUMSNETTY INDEED?

[DitaVonCheese]

There. I've said it.

Nest of cuddly vipers.

It's more of a manly slap on the back isn't it? (but conveying sisterhood in bulk)

Oooh, I love giving a virtual hug

I'm really prickly in RL so the remoteness of it appeals to me.

You're all very cuddly beneath the viper-like exterior ;)

I don't think you should ever apologise for giving someone a hug either, it kind of lessens it a bit.

Unless you've got a weirdy hug fetish and enjoy inappropriate clinches.

Ptffft. Perhaps I spend too much time lurking on the relationship boards but you can't move for unMumsnetty hugs. Nethuns, the lot of you.

Agent I like the remoteness too :)

Why won't my winky face work .

I think we hug so much we need a hug emoticon.

Just tried to type net Huns and the iPhone corrected it to Neptune.

Yes, I hate real life hugs, but a virtual hug is simultaneously affectionate and distant. Perfect!

Is it a Douglas Coupland novel where they invent a hugging machine out of mattresses for geeks who need a hug but aren't comfortable with human contact?

(Pretty sure that would translate down well into a tiny icon. Hop to it, tech support!)

YABVU.. I fucking hate being hugged. For real or virtually. Its why I like this place. Don't go all huggy and shit on me now you bunch of vipers :o

There is a FB group that I used to post on. I've drifted away because it's too much:

a) I've got to work today
b)
c) I have a sore leg from bumping into the coffee table
d) you poor thing
e) Not feeling myself today
f) Me neither. We need a group hug

Hugs are G R E A T
...but need to be targetted otherwise they lose impact

Hugs the lot of you :)

(all sweetness and light TT... I'm really a nice compassionate person honest....)

Farely I am drifting towards you, arms wide, ready to cuddle-wuddle you...

:o

Yes too many hugs are a bit nauseating. But a targeted virtual hug is fine. Perhaps we should devise some criteria for what kind of hugs are acceptable and when.

List of criteria:
Hugs after multiple dog farting - acceptable
Coffee table collisions - not acceptable

There is a short story where a cuddly viper saves the world from alien invasion, so YANBU

DH talking too much while you're trying to MN - acceptable
MIL opens mouth to speak - unacceptable

I like the idea of a targeted hug campaign, maybe those bitter posters who like writing things to upset other people are in dire need?

• Cuddly Wuddly Yum Yum Nest of Vipers Hugzzzz

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i never read the rules. i just heard this place was poison so stopped by to have a nosey.

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