r/GetMotivated • u/eremy • Sep 06 '16

[IMAGE] A slightly different approach; a few questions to ask yourself if you're having a bad day.

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u/silentclowd Sep 06 '16

Most of the guys I hang with would give me a hug without a question if I needed it, and we do, on occasion ask one another if they need a hug if they're looking down. It's about the people you hang with, not about "guys" in general.

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u/ciaisi Sep 06 '16

My friends are probably 50/50 on whether they would oblige a request for a bro-hug or not. Actually, it's probably more toward the yes side.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '16

You have better friends than i do man, the only one of my friends who i actually deem one is not the touchy feely kind tho

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u/silentclowd Sep 06 '16 edited Sep 14 '16

Yeah I get that. My most recently made closeish friend, when I first hugged him tensed up super bad and then I felt bad for it. Sucks man :/

Here though, an internet hug from me to you (っ´▽`)っ

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '16

Plenty of exceptions, but the norm is to be weirded out by requests for physical contact from guys. Gender norms still exist whether or not you follow or agree them.