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Friends: one arm over, one under. Praise or love: both arms under. Comforting: both arms over.
by quelsolaar 5y ago
Friends: one arm over, one under.
Praise or love: both arms under.
Comforting: both arms over.
- stavros 5y agoThen, by definition, one of the participants will always be praising and the other will be comforting, unless you use the cross-hug.
- LesZedCB 5y agowell hugs can be directional or mutual too. two friends hug each other, mutually. a comforting partner gives their partner a hug, who receives it. a parent praises their child with a hug.
- dotancohen 5y agoOnly assuming equal roles. These roles assume a huggee and a hugger, as described from the hugger's point of view as a gesture of support.
- hawski 5y agoYou can keep hands on someone's lower back and simultaneously they can keep hands on your lower back. The same for shoulders. The first seem fitting to a couple the second when both want to comfort themselves (I would also imagine foreheads touching).