To not want my colleague to hug me every day?

[perrita]

Recently changed to a new team at work, they're all very nice. Each morning, one of the women on the team will come around to each of our desks and give everyone a hug.

I hate it; it makes me feel uncomfortable, I've tried ignoring her or walking away but she literally stands and waits with her arms open and says something like "it's time for morning hugs". I'm not a big hugger in general, and although she's nice enough and we get on okay I still barely know her.

It's been going on for about a week and a half now and I don't know how to stop it, I don't want to offend her or have the other people on the team think I'm strange or horrible or anything but I just don't want a hug although the problem is I feel like I've let it go on too long and I don't know how to tell her to stop.

DH thinks I'm BU and should just put up with it as "it's only a hug, she's just being nice" but I don't think I should have to do something that makes me uncomfortable. AIBU?

We need an update OP - has the hugging stopped???

Just caught up here and the honking boob, wedgie and small cucumber suggestions have caused me to need a screen wipe and something to ease the choking! So funny - love this thread but wish the OP would come back.

Go in for a handshake while her arms are wide and "accidentally" fist her in the stomach. Repeat until she gets the message.

Come on OP - we need to know!

Why? She doesn't want to and she doesn't like it.

OP never came back then? odd.

Anyone else thinking of Chandler and the arse slapping boss?

Tell your manager about the intrusive physical contact and the issue coman be brought up through her manager. You can't be the only one that finds the situation uncomfortable and awkward, plus it's wasting a considerable amount of productive work time so management should taken and interest

OP has vanished. I wouldn't want to have to hug someone every day at work, this isn't a one off thing.
I'd just say "no thanks".
I wouldn't take it to a manager. I'm not a small child that needs to go to mummy, I can tell people i don't want a hug by myself. Involving the manager would only be appropriate if she insisted on trying to hug me even when I'd said no, or behaved differently to people who didn't want to hug her in a way that affected the office atmosphere.