The other day, my friend, Temi was celebrating her birthday, and I couldn’t help but give her a special shout-out for being one of the reasons I now tolerate hugs—and, dare I say, enjoy them for more than two seconds.
I also am not a fan of hugs and physical touch. I prefer when it's done on my terms too. But these days, I find myself holding my friends' hands and hugging them. Especially the ones I've noticed like to be loved that way and the ones I'm extremely comfortable with. Growth is possible seriously. Look at me lol.
Girl, you know! Lol. Growth is truly possible. I also love the fact that you mentioned that you noticed some of your friends want to be loved this way and you chose to love them as such. Intentional purrrrr. Love it.
I didn’t like hugs either. I liked it but not too much of it, too much of it from one person irritated me somehow.
But I realized as life gets tougher and people leave at unexpected times, I became more receptive or ready to initiate hugs and other form of physical touch from people I love.
Hey. Thank you so much for sharing I used to dislike hugs a lot too.
Now I think that as life gets tougher I'm more receptive to hugs a whole lot more.
I can totally relate to your last statement. Life is already tough, and I'm beginning to see that a hug could make it better 😂
I actually thought that you were the person looking like the hugged one in that picture! The irony indeed!🤣
But yeah, I can relate to this. Thanks to my friend, hugs are growing on me.
You had to go that roundabout way to tell us that growth is possible, abi? I enjoyed it sha: and I’m glad for you
Lmaoo. If I don't do that, who will? Haha. Thank you for reading. ❤️
I love this comment.
"Clap for me" 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Aw, thank you!😂🫂
I also am not a fan of hugs and physical touch. I prefer when it's done on my terms too. But these days, I find myself holding my friends' hands and hugging them. Especially the ones I've noticed like to be loved that way and the ones I'm extremely comfortable with. Growth is possible seriously. Look at me lol.
Girl, you know! Lol. Growth is truly possible. I also love the fact that you mentioned that you noticed some of your friends want to be loved this way and you chose to love them as such. Intentional purrrrr. Love it.
Serious intentional purrr. Where my man at? Can't he see what I'm doing for my friends?
I've grown to be a hugger, too. But even at that, it gets weird when someone I'm not even that close to starts to touch me to communicate a point. 😬
Exactly!!! Like, just keep your hands to yourself and talk to me. Or not haha. Thank you for always reading and sharing, Faithy. 🥹🫂
We clapping for you girl 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I also wasn’t a fan of hugs and physical touch until I met my friends
But now…
I huggggggg and touchhhhh as much as I can
Mainly because I’ve found that it helps to connect with people
And oh! I found out my hugs are nice 🤭
I didn’t like hugs either. I liked it but not too much of it, too much of it from one person irritated me somehow.
But I realized as life gets tougher and people leave at unexpected times, I became more receptive or ready to initiate hugs and other form of physical touch from people I love.
Growth is possible 🥺. I love it here🙌🏾
The honesty and vulnerability
Coming to read this piece again because it made me smile ehhhh
I'm here again, after a not so long while😊.
I'm glad I'm not the only one on this boat🤣. But unlike you, my heart hasn't grown so receptive of hugs - in a different kinda way though.
I missed your works😩, my gifted hands writer.🌹
And thanks for always blessing us.
Clapping for you sweetie 👏👏
Beautiful piece as always. Ore mi the writer!
So relatableeeeeee
Chai ehhhh
Glory to Jehovah that you are seeing the light.🫠