No friendly gesture should come at the cost of personal safety. If your proffered hand is batted away, step back quickly and ...

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But do you ever hug? "The better the friendship, the fewer the hugs," a TikTok user asserted in a viral video with more than 1.1 million views. "I don't know anyone who hugs their best friends.

Some men seem to want to hug me because of my large chest, and it seems more like sexual assault than a friendly gesture.

Some men, especially, seem to want to hug me because of my large chest, and it seems more like sexual assault than a friendly ...

Dear Miss Manners: What is a polite way to refuse a hug with friends or strangers? What to do when my proffered handshake is batted away and a hug pursued instead? Some men, especially ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is a polite way to refuse a hug with friends or strangers? What to do when my proffered handshake is batted away and a hug pursued instead? Some men, especially ...

But do you ever hug? "The better the friendship, the fewer the hugs," a TikTok user asserted in a viral video with more than 1.1 million views. "I don't know anyone who hugs their best friends. It's a ...