Lonelygirl15

Cmdr Cloud!!!

Jamesyboy wrote:

Jess4298 wrote:

Jamesyboy wrote:Don't think I've ever hugged anyone sideways!! Air kisses always stress me out too!!

I'm not a fan of sideways hugs personally, but I come from a very "huggy" family

Why do they stress you out? rather have real kisses?

Phew!! if you had just given me a sideways hug I would have been having words

And yes, real kisses are much better. If you're not going to even make contact with the other person's face then I can't see the point! For me it's like saying:

I feel I should greet you in some faux friendly way, but really I don't want to get anywhere near your face because I hate. I hate you. I hate you dammit!!

Ahem....

Maybe it's just me....

I agree completely!

It's still cute though, Krig.

Southern belles get taught some weird things.. like proper ways for ladies to sit, etc.

The alternative to the "sideways hug," is the "not very close" hug. If the man tries to grab closely, pull back.

However, I greet many of my male friends with full, squeezy hugs. I love it. But, I trust them.

krig wrote:

Marbella wrote:Jess.. It was.. really funny!!!

I have shocked our commander and Sim, yet again!

Krig, you look so cute in that picture!

I missed you all today. I was running around a lot, doing stuff.

Thanks Marbella! I was on the beach in LA and I picked up this weird shell with some gross stuff on it. My friend took the pic just as I was squinching up my face to say "ewww"!

Aw! Well it's a cute "ew" face heehee

I think the French and Italian tradition of kisssing each other (and even total strangers) on both cheeks is really pretty sweet.

Marbella wrote:It's still cute though, Krig.

Southern belles get taught some weird things.. like proper ways for ladies to sit, etc.

The alternative to the "sideways hug," is the "not very close" hug. If the man tries to grab closely, pull back.

However, I greet many of my male friends with full, squeezy hugs. I love it. But, I trust them.

"You must cross your legs at the ankle at all times with knees tilted to one side. NEVER sit with ankles uncrossed or legs fully crossed."

I'm with you about the squeezy hugs! I love big hugs

Wow I missed out on all of this lady-education stuff being from the Northeast!

Marbella wrote:I think the French and Italian tradition of kisssing each other (and even total strangers) on both cheeks is really pretty sweet.

Quite agree Marbella, and it is certainly a way of life there. Similar to a handshake over here. But for close friends I'm just quite a tactile person and like the physical contact.

Not for any sexual purposes of course, but just because it's a nice feeling an makes you feel good about yourself for a few seconds. I just don't get the same thing for 'air kisses', and can find them a little distant.

krig wrote:Wow I missed out on all of this lady-education stuff being from the Northeast!

It was a big odd moving from D.C. to here, but my mom was VERY old fashioned so a lot came from her before we even moved down here...

Yes, exactly, Jess. It is considered proper to sit with your legs tightly together and your legs pulled up to one side. The alternative is to cross them. Anything else is improper!! (The ankle cross is okay only if the legs are completely together. I was told leg crossing was appropriate and very feminine--different cultures (slightly) I guess.)

...like I really do that now!!!!!

I love tight, warm, cuddly, squeezy hugs~and men are the best at giving them!

Marbella wrote:Yes, exactly, Jess. It is considered proper to sit with your legs tightly together and your legs pulled up to one side. The alternative is to cross them. Anything else is improper!! (The ankle cross is okay only if the legs are completely together. I was told leg crossing was appropriate and very feminine--different cultures (slightly) I guess.)

...like I really do that now!!!!!

I love tight, warm, cuddly, squeezy hugs~and men are the best at giving them!

Excellent!! We're all agreed that proper hugs are the way forward!!

Krig.. Yes!!

I know! It is a total trip!

Northern women know home mechanics, how to fix cars, how to aggressively yell obscenities, etc.

A lot of Southern women are raised as if we really were "ladies" of some court, and that people should wait on us hand and foot.

It's INSANE!!!

Well, if we ever have our lg15 con we will all have to greet each other with big hugs!

Jamesyboy wrote:

Marbella wrote:I love tight, warm, cuddly, squeezy hugs~and men are the best at giving them!

Excellent!! We're all agreed that proper hugs are the way forward!!

Yay for hugs!

krig wrote:Well, if we ever have our lg15 con we will all have to greet each other with big hugs!

It's a deal!!

*hugs Jess*

*hugs Marbella*

*hugs Krig*