How do you choose who to hug?
I'm not a massive hugger, and I don't really understand the protocol.
If you are a hugger, and you meet a group of friends and hug some but not others what are you communicating? Is it like a ranking, you hug the friends you value most?
If I'm with a group of friends I'll often find them greeting each other with hugs but not me. I'm not sure if this is because they actually don't like me, or if they can tell I find the whole thing awkward.
It's not like just one group in which this happens. People from different groups seem to be able to identify me as a non-hugger but I don't know what it is about me that makes this so clear.
I'm don't think I'm particularly smelly, or look like i have infectious diseases. I probably don't radiate confidence but not aware of being especially needy seeming. Any guesses what's going on here?