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

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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 even seen my family let alone hugged them. I don't hug my friends.

I hate hugs.

I'm not a hugger but I don't know anyone still following the rules

I'm not a hugger. I only voluntarily hug people I share a bathroom with.

Have actually only hugged household members of the family.

I’ve hugged DGC as they just don’t get not hugging and it’s been easier (and lovelier) just to give them a quick squeeze. Other than that I’ve not hugged anyone including my DC for waaaay too long. We are a very huggy clan so we can’t wait! Me and DH all vaxxed now and DC have all had first dose so we are happy that we are all safe.

*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.*

Each to their own OP but I think there re a lot more people who have not hugged loved ones than you imagine

I think you are unreasonable to say that following Government guidance to prevent transmission and unnecessary deaths is not absurd

Personally I've not hugged anyone beyond those I live with (DH and DC) and am not itching to hug anyone else anytime soon

I hugged my DPs 18 months ago - they live abroad.

I haven’t hugged my parents nor will I be doing on 17th. I’ll hug them when Covid is no longer a threat. Maybe never but I don’t feel the need to hug them anyway.

I haven't.

I haven't hugged my family members... apart from those I live with!

My husband and daughter aside, I’ve hugged one person since March 2020 - I had a miscarriage last year and was an emotional wreck telling a friend about it. I remember her stopping and just grabbing me and hugging me tightly, at the time when everyone was worried about joggers breathing near them etc. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.

I haven’t but I dislike hugs very much (excluding my children and husband) so this covid excuse has been a bit of a dream for me.

Well I’ve read the word hug too many times now and it sounds weird!

But no- haven’t hugged my amazing Dad in his late 70s for well over a year. I think once I’m fully vaccinated I will - Boris can fuck off telling me I can do it on a specific date frankly as he’s more full of shit than the long drop toilets at Glastonbury. My personal choice not to was genuinely down to not wanting to kill him, so I haven’t.

With a few friends I haveI just believe it’s down to common sense and making informed decisions. I obviously wouldn’t have in January when everyone was riddled with it & I won’t just be hugging willy nilly or wake up on the 17th and think ‘oh Boris said it’s ok so I will’ because I’d trust a lobotomised garden slug more than that grubby little entitled prick to tell me anything.

Still won’t hug my Dad for a few weeks though..

I’ve hugged close family.

I live alone, no other human has touched me since March 2020 apart from my hairdresser in August 2020 and April 2021. I am in a support bubble with my mum and provide care for my dad, but both of them have been more comfortable without hugging.

I want to be able to see all my friends all over the UK and to be hugged and to hug joyously, I think we'll all be ready for this in August

Nope haven't hugged anyone. Haven't followed the rules 100% but haven't hugged people outside my household.

I haven’t but nothing to do with the rules, just because I hate hugging anyway.

I've hugged my child and my husband as we live together but no, OP, I haven't hugged anyone else. And before you say it, I didn't need the government to tell me who I can and can't hug, I used my common sense to make sure that I am not putting any of my loved ones in dangers. FFS...

I'm not really a hugger and can't say I've missed it much. I did hug a few family members at a funeral recently.

No haven't hugged anyone and haven't had a soul into the house since the first lock down, even though it was allowed have been very anxious about catching covid.

I haven't hugged anyone since March 2020, since I live on my own.
I've seen family and friends, including my sister, my adult children and even friends further afield....all outdoors, or when we could travel, etc., etc. Didn't do any hugs, have worn masks, gloves even.
Can't say it's been such a hardship, most people I know have tried their best to abide by the rules in these exceptional times. When I watch TV and see the horrific scenes in India, it could all have been much worse, not hugging for a year is really not that difficult within the context of a lifetime....

I have only seen my parents three times since last March and kept my distance each time. My Dad is vulnerable and I would never want to put either of them at risk. They are fully vaccinated now and coming to visit on 17th May so we will have a hug then. I haven't hugged anyone else outside my household and can't say I've missed it!

I have hugged family and close friends when cases are low and have not when they are high.

I should add that I hug numerous children every day at work, wipe their noses, change their nappies, have them cough and sneeze on me... in fact one poor lad vomited on me last week too!

I have hugged my parents, my sister and a couple of friends.
We are all vaccinated. What difference does it make to hug them from Monday, or to hug them last week, so I've made my own choices, as have the people I've hugged.