Not everybody is a hugger!

From handshakes to hugs, etiquette experts unpack how to avoid awkward missteps in a consent-conscious, multicultural world.

In the 1998 movie The Wedding Singer, one of the characters Sammy explained, “What I’m saying is all I really want is someone to hold me and tell me that everything is going to be all right.” Well, ...

Two of my good friends had their first baby late this past year. From the get-go, Baby was a cuddly little girl. (Or, as her two moms say, "We assume she's a girl, but we won't know for sure until she ...

How to navigate when you should and shouldn’t hug someone — and how not to hold on too long. By A.C. Shilton Alexis Block was worried that the robot she’d built was malfunctioning. She was testing the ...

It’s no mystery that dogs love getting affectionate hugs and a lot of pampering, especially when they see their furry ...