[HOW TO] How to Hug

[Keal]

(im back early for abit of fun…)

**How to Hug**
How to hug a friend, a family-member, a crush or a lover.
**Steps**

**  1.**
          Approach the person. Depending on the person's relationship to you, you might want to approach differently:
          * Family Hug: Approach kindly, but not too emotionally.
          * Friend Hug (girls): Approach caringly, sometimes humorously, and smile.
          * Friend Hug (guys): Approach quickly, usually not looking them in the eye.
          * Crush Hug: Approach carefully, but do not seem shy. Smile slightly and perhaps say a caring word or two.
          * Lover Hug: It doesn't matter who starts this, both guy or girl can make it just as romantic. However, if it is the guy starting, when approaching, put your hands on her shoulders and look her into the eyes. Say you love her.
**  2.**
Embrace.
          * Family Hug: You can keep talking when hugging; it will not ruin the momentum. Place your hands randomly; the hugged won't think it over too much. Press gently, it is not necessary to have head-contact. Stroke your hands quickly across the top of the hugged's back. Smile when letting go.
          * Friend Hug (girls): Close your eyes when hugging and think about how much you love your friend when hugging. Press as much as you feel like. Do not clap the hugged on the shoulders or such; its too masculine and some girls think you don't like them if you do it the guys way.
          * Friend Hug (boys): Embrace strongly, and clap each other on the top of your backs. If it's an emotional moment, keep in the hugged position for a brief moment and do not clap each other's backs.
          * Crush Hug: Press the hugged warmingly towards you. If you are a man, remember that it is more masculine and more protective to fold your arms under hers. Her arms should be around your neck, and you should be embracing her around the waist. When pressing her against you, you can lift her up a bit, pressing her chest and upper stomach against yours. Keep it in that position for a while, and then let go. Look her in the eyes when you separate and continue the conversation naturally.
          * Lover Hug: Carefully sliding your hands down from her shoulders, put them on her waist and slide them around her lower back. Put your head on her shoulder and press her towards you for as long as you like. If you want to you can give her a small massage with your hands, and try to warm her. When separating you can look her into the eyes, smile genuinely and if the situation is fitting, kiss her.
**  3\.**
Don't hug too tight. The best way to judge how tight or loose to hug is let whoever your hugging tell you by how hard they squeeze. If they are soft be soft back, if they like bear hugs and squeeze tight do the exact same back (but don't suffocate them)
**  4\.**
Don't be the first to let go. If someone hugs you they may want a long loving hug (maybe they are upset of down)so just go along with it and hug them until they let you go, a hug is a great thing and lots of people like them as they can feel great and make you feel a lot better.

**Tips**

    * Be welcoming when you hug. If you or someone asks for a hug then be warm and loving and just make it feel like the person you're hugging is safe from anything else and you and whoever are the only people that matter.

**Warnings**

    * Do not confuse a lover hug with a friend hug. Things might get complicated.
    * Unless you've hugged the person before, don't hug someone without asking first. In addition, use your best judgement in choosing when to hug someone. There are certain situations where one might be embarassed to be seen hugging someone else.

**Things You'll Need**

    * someone to hug
    * this guide