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.

YABU.
It's been blissful knowing your not going to get an unexpected hug or kiss from people when arriving/leaving somewhere.

But then I get sufficient physical contact from the people I live with. I've seen Dad twice in 18 months. Mum 4 times.

Only my own household. I work with vulnerable people at times, why would I put them at extra risk?

I haven't touched anyone outside my household (apart from medical professionals) since this all started.

I've been hugging family and friends for ages.

When we were told we could go in gardens and keep a distance I went in houses and hugged them. The level of control, and people's puppy like desperation to comply, has been sickening and I won't live in a world where I'm told who to hug and where to step

I've been hugging family and friends for ages.

When we were told we could go in gardens and keep a distance I went in houses and hugged them. The level of control, and people's puppy like desperation to comply, has been sickening and I won't live in a world where I'm told who to hug and where to step

Very very little. Only in extreme "my sister has been diagnosed with cancer" type situations. Much, much less than usual.

We have 6 DC and 12 DGC. Didn’t hug anyone except DH for 11 months, except for one instance where our little grandson literally hurled himself at my legs and had to be gently prised off 😢 Then my eldest had a baby and “suddenly” we were in a bubble and could hug him, his wife and their kids. In the past month we have seen other family and hugged them all, but have had our vaccines.

I have hugged my husband, daughter (both same household) and one friend once last week, as quite frankly she's kept me going this last year and she needed a hug. Plus, I trust her to have stuck to the rules and not put others at risk, so I deemed it very low risk. The in laws on the other hand, I absolutely do not trust to have stuck to the rules and so social distancing it is. My parents live oversees so haven't seen them at all and am unlikely to do so for another 6 months at least.

Nope, we’ve maintained the social distancing rules so not been within 2m of each other, whether meeting outdoors or indoors when it was allowed last summer.

I am a hugger, as are my lovely family and closest friends, so I look forward to resuming, with appropriate caution depending on vaccination status. I miss being close to people other than my husband, despite the excellent quality of his hugs.

None here either apart from our household. We’ve stuck to the rules but not a hardship as never hugged friends anyway. Don’t know anyone who does unless someone is upset

I hugged my sister and MIL last summer. And my household obviously. Didn't hug my dad or aunt when I saw them in the summer. Not seen any family since then. Haven't hugged friends since last March. I haven't missed hugging friends, wouldn't mind at all not having to do the hug/kiss thing any more.

YANBU I've hugged FIL since he got jabbed and NOBODY is stopping me from hugging my own daughter.
Tbh they can all get fucked now - I'm through with being told what I can do/where I can go/who I can see - and SHOVE THE FUCKING FACE MASKS UP YOUR ARSE!!

I am desperate to hug my parents.

i haven't done since March last year.

I have 3 kids in school, and my parents are 80 with health conditions. There is no way I was going to put them at risk.

Since they (and I) have had vaccine, we are much less worried, and have had a cup of tea inside, (breaking rules) but we have not hugged.

next week I am going to go to their house just to give them a hug

I haven't hugged anyone other than DH and DC.

None bar household here. Have seen friends but hugging hasn't resumed yet - just not a thing atm I guess. We blow kisses on arrival and leaving 😘

I haven't hugged any friends or family outside of my home since the start of the pandemic....

It hasn't been possible to go and stay away from home, which ruled out most relatives. So no visits, and no hugs outside immediate bubble, since last year.

I haven't seen my mother since July and most of my best friends for well over a year. I would definitely hug them if I saw them now!!

For more local friends I have hugged over the last few weeks a couple of close friends.

I'm a hugger and I've found it so very difficult not doing so . I haven't hugged anyone except my husband since the beginning. It's been so hard .

Nope, not hugged anyone outside my household since Feb 2020.

Have seen my parents once since Christmas 2019, no hugging. MIL probably 2 or 3 times, no hugging. FIL once, again no hugging. One other relative I see for a few hours most school holidays, not hugged them either. That's it.

Have been in someone else's garden twice, no hugging. Not been in anyone else's house at all and only person to have been in our house is our cleaner.

I'm not really a huggy person anyway, I'd rather not. Not got many friends, family all live 1-12 hours away so not hugging people hasn't really bothered me at all. In fact I quite like it.

I haven't hugged anyone

I haven't been hugging and still won't next week, I'll wait until I've been vaccinated. Obviously hugging my husband and children.

I'm not really a huggy person, I think my Mum has hugged me maybe a couple of times as an adult and I can't ever remember my Dad doing it. Certainly never hugged my brother!

Most of my friends are similar to me, although I do have a couple of friends who I always greet with a hug (they are lovely huggers!) so It's been really odd to meet up for walks with them and not say hello with a hug

I am not a hugger, but I have missed that brief bit of physical connection you get from a hug. So, I have been hugging since last summer, with people who are receptive to them. No one has turned them down.

No we haven’t nor has our family or any friends that we’ve seen.