How affectionate are you with friends of the SAME sex?

I'm pretty affectionate with my close male friends that I've known for a very long time (nearly 30 years). Sometimes we kiss each other on the mouth (no tongues)! That's mostly a New Years thing. Hugs. That's about it. Nothing weird! Sure, we say "I love you" to each other now and then. We'll sleep in the same bed...we're just very confident about our heterosexuality. We're not hung up on what other people might think.

I'm female, and since I've dated women in the past, I guess all but "hug occasionally" have applied to me. These days it's mostly just "hug frequently" though.

It depends on how much we are closed to each other.

Hug occasionally. Usually it's a special occasion, like a wedding or going away party or something.

male-hugs are about as far as I go

EyesOfCharisma and I talk a bunch of "crap" to each other, and we're a bit touchy feely, for we both know that it bothers her boyfriend, (my brother), and my husband...it's so fun to watch them squirm

hug sometimes... also, the occasional blow job. Nothing weird!

I'm a male - handshakes, slaps on the back, and occasional hugging. It sounds like a weather report geared towards affection.

male that occasionally hugs

ONE OF MY FRIENDS IS REALLY NICE AND I LOVED HAVING THE EXPERIENCE OF KISSING HER FOR MY FIRST GIRL KISS

> ONE OF MY FRIENDS IS REALLY NICE AND I LOVED HAVING THE EXPERIENCE
> OF KISSING HER FOR MY FIRST GIRL KISS

Typing in all caps is the same as shouting at us. Please don't shout at us. We can hear you fine.

I'm a female- hug occasionally, unless I fancy them!

your buddies screen name...EyesofCharisma, totally kewl name. you're the gypsy that I read past surveys about. groovey way to live, just happenin in the moment!

> hug sometimes... also, the occasional blow job. Nothing weird!

I avoid human contact as much as possible.

Close female friends - fairly frequent hugging (but I'm not a very huggy person, so that's just frequent for me). Less close female friends - only at certain times like in sympathy, greeting or parting. I go arm in arm with my mum, but I'd consider her a relative first and a friend second (although she is both). I've also given her back rubs (she has a bad back) but I'm pretty evil at that - it hurts! I had a friend at school who professed to be a lesbian (I think she settled on bisexuality later), had a crush and wasn't very good with boundaries and she could be very touchy feely - leg stroking etc. and would insist on a kiss on the lips in greeting. I haven't had any other female friends who were so tactile.

Sorry I am just use to writing in caps

I am sorry, I am just use to writing in caps

It's a habit you should consider getting rid of, especially at this site. If you plan to create surveys, you will be given grief if you do them in all caps. As I said, typing in all caps is the same as yelling at us and it's difficult to read as well.

I only hug my close friends as a hello - or at an emotional moment. I hold hands with my friends only at occasions like a gig where we dont want to lose eachother.

Chill out I said Im sorry and if I have a habit of it, it doesnt really matter. I said I was sorry and I think that was enough. How is it difficult to read any how? I have to write in all caps at work

Whatever...I was just giving you a heads-up to save you grief later on.

yeah...cool name to fit a pretty cool chick

> hug sometimes... also, the occasional blow
> job. Nothing weird!

wow, I've been missing out all this time!

Depends on which friends. Depends how drunk.

Handshakes and slaps on the back is as far as I'll go.

i just hug my friends occasionally

Male, Handshakes slap on the back, and hug occasionally.................When I went to London recently and hooked up with my "homies" there were hugs all round

I burst out laughing when I read your comment.................

Firstly, it would read better It is none of you business, I am not a homosexual.......... that was not what the survey was asking, furthermore you did not HAVE to answer, but chose to?.........You'll go far here

with just friends, especially straight ones all i have done is hug, hold hands or arm in arm but only like at a place thats crowded and we dont want to get seperated...on second thought, not sure if i have ever really held hands but i could have, and i have given back rubs/massages to them, but non sexual. only one incident did i cuddle/caress with a friend...it was before i came out and we were both curious but it only happened one night then we went on like it never happened

None of the above. At work, me and my best friend call each other 'darling', but there's no affectionate touching whatsoever. Even handshakes are reserved for greeting people formally (and I don't do that very often).

> with just friends, especially straight ones all i have done is hug,
> hold hands or arm in arm but only like at a place thats crowded and
> we dont want to get seperated.

What kinda crowd do you hang with? That or legally blind..

IT WAS ALL JUST OUTTA FUN THOUGH!!

Where I work that's not professional and she's right, it will give you grief and if you do a survey, it won't pass.

It's harder to read because most of us on this site are older and it's harder for us to see it.

i meant at big events like arm in arm you know like at a concert or something with thousands of ppl,etc oh im sorry....your probably to young to go to concerts all by your self so you wouldnt know what thats like

No, TA...I go arm in arm with a few dozens of my buddies so we don't get separated in the crowd...and get murdered

Well i am pretty comfortable with my three very best friends of the same sex. We dont get naked or anything. Thats just too far. But we'll hug each other once in a while. Say I love you. Pat on the back, sometimes a massage of the shoulders. Once in a while we get silly and hold hands or walk arm in arm. It's all in good fun. Sometimes its for show. But I think it's important to show same sex friends that you do love them and are totally comfortable with them in a heterosexual way. Obviously the love is not what a girl friend/ boy friend relationship would be but still theres love.

Pretty much I only hug people when they hug me first. I'm not a touchy-feely person period, no matter who the other person is or what their sex is (except my partner). I don't even hug my parents all that much.

HAHAHA!! no wonder everyone thinks im a lesbian!!

I'm a hugger, I hug everyone...once I met you, the next time I see you, you get a hug!
Hugggs for everyone here!.....LOL

im pretty damn close to my girlies

well....me and by best friend (both of our names are britt) kiss all tha time on tha lips. Its only a friendly kiss, and we will grab each others asses n boobs sumtimes who really cares? Its funny. n i will give her a massage if she wants one cuz i love her, shes is more important than anyone i no, not even family or my boyfriend. And yea, people, you can love sum1 without intimacy. I will hold her close if she cries...n yea i have seen her naked cuz we take showers together. Its not like we look at each other that way. Imma out §Britt§

I'm not touch-feely with my friends, no matter their gender. That's not my style.

I'm female, but don't have "sexual" type contact with my lady friends.

a good butt slap never did anyone any harm...

WE GIVE A REAL "BROTHERLY" HUG WITH THE 3 CLOSEST FRIENDS IN MY LIFE
WE HAVE BEEN BEST FRIENDS FOR 35 YEARS

female, hug frequently for most my friends. Apart from a friend that i'm going out with at the moment. I think my other friends would freak if i did the stuff i do to her to them :p

No hugs. Condescending pats on the head/shoulder only.

Jesus, old school.

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