I'm not the huggy type. I've honestly tried, but I just can't seem to give them of my own volition. When others give me a hug, especially in greeting, I become awkward and stiff. Naturally I appreciate hugs as a display of "I have missed you" or "farewell," but I can never seem to perfect the art of giving a natural embrace. Because he has been the recipient of some of my awkward greetings or farewells, Karl jokes that I hate hugs, and I most certainly do not hate them, but I have never been a child to cuddle and hold for a prolonged time period. I was much too busy for that.
As the wedding season approaches, I feel that I must perfect this customary greeting in order to let others know that I am actually a warm person, I just might be a bad hugger. My usual formula is fairly standard. Bend at the waist. Extend one arm over the shoulder facing downwards and one arm around the waist extended upwards. Pat back three times. Release. I find that this formula is increasingly difficult when one is taller than me. And apparently I shouldn't use this when I am the shorter (which Karl has so kindly pointed out on occassion). So now I am forced to discover a new way to hug like a normal person.
If I have given you a hug and you felt I was cold, I actually do like you. If I have to give you a hug in the future and still feel rather awkward, I still actually like you. Keep in mind that practice makes perfect, and perhaps you are still on my practice run.
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