How you know if a guy likes hugging you?

Answer 1

Hugging is a very natural expression of connectedness between human beings. There are many reasons why we hug, and each can have a different meaning. Hugs can be exchanged between family and friends of all ages, in particular the one you are asking about is one that occurs between two young people and that is the one that is most difficult to define. There really is no way of knowing if someone likes you, or likes hugging you unless you ask them. Just as a common rule, if he hugs you and it feels comfortable to you, then most likely he is comfortable as well. A good hug is one that does not have patting on the back. That is a 'fake' hug. The patting sends a message that the person does not really want to be hugged but is doing it because they think it is the socially proper thing to do in that context. A comfortable hug is when both people hold each other with mild-firm contact and breathe deeply, even exhaling with a sigh. The length of the hug depends on the depth of the relationship. Good friends will have a longer hug than ones that became friends more recently. The hug between people where the relationship is not yet clearly defined, like a boy and a girl, it is better to be kept briefer, because the longer it is, the more likely it will be misinterpreted. For example a girl might hug a friend that is a boy a bit longer than a boy would hug a girl that he is just a friend. To make it a short answer, the longer he hugs you and the more he breathes comfortably as he does it, the more comfortable he is with you and the more he like doing it. If you want to know if he like you, just ask.