Are you a..

[Scrumpy]

 Hugger.?
That was the question asked on the radio today..

I guess I am.. 

[Raven]

Nope, no, no way. 

[Scrumpy]

I don't hug everyone.. My children and family members..
 
Sometimes a bloke but they have to be clean.. 
I give my mates a hug if they are struggling with a problem..
Not the bloke who works at the Co-op. He smokes..

[Mups]

I reckon I'm much the same as you, Scrumpy. 
Nothing wrong with showing affection, and it can be a comfort to receive affection too.
 In fact it could even be seen as a bit sad when we are afraid to show any affection these days.

It's funny isn't it,    that when children are hurting we would seem pretty cold and heartless if we didn't give them a comforting hug,   and yet after childhood the very same action and for the same reason,  can be frowned upon by some.   
I suppose there are hugs . .  and hugs though, and it can also depend on who gives them, and why.

Personally,  I think a gentle comforting hug when we feel a bit down,  can be just what we needed.
But there again,  some people are just not affectionate by nature.   We're all different aren't we. 

[Scrumpy]

Absolutely right .. I do not show my feelings often.. I'm not a touchy, touchy person..
But sometimes a hug is good..

[Alex]

A hug is good     I've been visiting my friend who is really ill and I hug her when I leave, we never used to be huggers, but illness changes things.

[Mups]

A hug is good    I've been visiting my friend who is really ill and I hug her when I leave, we never used to be huggers, but illness changes things.

Yes I agree,  it certainly can do Alex. 

I also think so can many other emotions too,  like good/bad news,  tears,  or excitement, happiness, and of course - endearment.  It's a perfectly natural emotion after all.
In fact,  when I was younger, I used to say that is what arms were for.