To think v few people haven't hugged their friends / families?

[roarfeckingroarr]

Apparently hugs are back from 17 May.

Aibu to think there are very very few people who have not hugged their friends / relatives for however long since the government said we last could?

I know I have. It's absurd that any government can tell us that we aren't allowed to hug our loved ones.

I haven't seen any family apart from my mother, twice, and I did hug her briefly with masks on.

I haven't hugged any friends.

Of course I've hugged my children and husband, the people I live with.

I gave my dad a half hug yesterday. My first in 15 months. I know i shouldn't have but couldnt stop myself. i hadnt seen them until recently from October.

I expect the Prime Minister has not hugged any of his children. As they either are 'team mum' or he does not acknowledge them.

I haven't hugged anyone other than household (DH and DC)

I havent. Luckily for me, my friends and family love me too much to put me at risk, I was/an cev

I’ve had about 6 half hugs with my mum, she always initiated. My sister has also bagged me a couple of times. I had a hug with my friend when her husband died, and a couple of other friends at the same time- we were all grieving 😢

I'm not a hugger full stop

I haven’t hugged anyone apart from my DH (the only other member of my household)

My parents and sister and rest of extended family live in Scotland and I live in SE England. Saw them last august and hugged them. Nothing since then. I have hugged my in-laws but they're now double vaxed and I've have my first dose.

I haven't hugged anyone apart from my household.

Most people I know haven’t been hugging. I’ve had the odd one.

I’ve been perfectly happy not to hug my loved ones to reduce their risk of death or serious illness.

not hugged our son or IL's for 18 months, mainly because of travel restrictions in our area/theirs and the distance needed to get there. really looking forward to seeing them all gain soon.

a rule is a rule. If we all decide which ones to follow/ignore the whole thing would have been pointless

I haven't been hugging. And no-one has attempted to hug me, so I assume my friends are the same. I certainly haven't hugged my vulnerable parents.

It's not particularly because it wasn't allowed, but because I don't want to catch or transmit Covid.

@DDIJ

I haven't hugged anyone for years. I didn't know people hugged their relatives so much until this pandemic malarkey. My family would be horrified if I suddenly started trying to hug them.

Same here. I have never hugged my siblings in my life and am not about to start now. I never hug friends.

No hugging here. Even though I've been seeing my mum and sister every week, outside.

Me.

But I haven't hugged my family since the late nineties. We're not a huggy family and I detest all that air kissing fiasco we used to have to do.

I'm hoping this is the end of social kissing

My parents have never hugged me and I doubt that they will start now. I miss hugging friends though and none of my friends have broken any rules- hence awkward goodbyes and hellos when we just hover and then blow kisses.

I’ve hugged my Mum.

My DC are teenagers and they say that at school and college everyone is all over each other as normal (and it has been this way since school went back for their age ranges - June last year was it?)...

I have hugged family.

In all honesty, I haven't followed the rules 100% but I think a lot of people must be middle ground.

I'm not a fan of either side of the fence...those that seem almost proud that they've gone above and beyond in not even seeing family at all(as far as the rules permit) to those that seem to go out their way to 'break' the rules.

I think a lot of people have made their own judgment. I wfh and barely see anyone from one day to the next, so yeah I've hugged my mother when I've seen her.

I haven't hugged anyone but I am not a 'huggy' person.

I have hugged my parents on two visits, both times when we had all been isolated for 10 days. We are in a support bubble but most visits have been outside and socially distanced.
My father was shielding - why take the risk?
No other hugs at all.

I have seen my mum 3 times since last March. Hugged her the first time in the summer. Didn't the second as it was when cases were rising again and the kids were in school so decided not to risk it. Absolutely bloody well did a few weeks ago. A brief hug outside given how low cases were and that we'd both had one vaccination felt pretty damn low risk to me.

Haven't hugged friends but I haven't seen the friends I would normally hug due to distance.