'It might not be a popular opinion, but I'm going to say it: even outside of a pandemic context, most hugs are bad.'
I love hugging family hello after periods of separation—I’m not a monster!—and I maintain that a quick hug is a great way to warmly yet dispassionately end adate. Hugging coworkers, though? Dante’s seventh circle of hell . Even with friends, I tend to get awkward about embraces, and I’m not the only one; once, a beloved friend once chose to sprint across two lanes of moving traffic on Broadway rather than hug me goodbye before I moved cross-country.
In the pre-pandemic era, I used to feel bizarre for dreading hugs with acquaintances. “I’m not really a hugger,” I’d mutter as a near-stranger’s arms surrounded my body, feeling like I’d just confessed to hating puppies or Tom Hanks.
Maybe it’s simply too much to expect that our elected leaders would model best-practice pandemic behavior, but we’re at a hugging crossroads, and I firmly believe that one small benefit we can derive from the COVID-19 era is the death of the, “Well, we don’t know each other that well, but a handshake feels too formal and a wave feels rude” social-obligation hug. Go forth and
, friends! Or, better yet, keep your limbs to yourself and express your rapture upon seeing friendly faces—new or old—verbally!Sign Up Now The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com.
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