How do you tell the difference between a friendly and romantic hug?

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224466881010 · Accepted Answer

I think a dead giveaway is when people hug from the hips and stomach instead of the head and shoulders. Also, when there's caressing involved and generally when you're like pushing the girl onto you so as to have the most surface areas of your bodies in contact as possible.
Also when the arms and hands cross more intimate lines. Like instead of going around the arms and shoulders, the arms go below the shoulders, around the hips, etc.

DonkeyDan · Accepted Answer

Friendly hug usually only top half of the body makes contact, and arms high up around the shoulders.
Romantic hug usual has more body contact pressing genitals together, also tend to have my arms lower on the person around the back or around the waist, with gentle back rubbing.
Also a boner it a dead give away 😂

AmandaYVR · Accepted Answer

Wow the guys sure have the answers on this one. Seems like they're the experts on this. Spent a lifetime making moves and thinking about how to do so. Plus, they prefer body language over verbal.
Listen to them, asker. Good answers here.

jennifer_bloom · Accepted Answer

I find it a guy huge you in a romantic way, his arms will be closer to your neck and if it’s a friendship hug, the hug is closer to your chest or belly.

Anonymous · Answer

Friendly hugs are usually...
-Bear Hugs
-Side Hugs
-Hugs that are very brief

Romantic hugs are usually...
-Hugs that last longer than a couple of seconds, that linger
-Hugs that involve additional touching/kissing
-Hugs involving straddling/jumping into anothers arms
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elizamichale1 · Answer

This is a romantic hug This is friendly hug

Wester1967 · Answer

Friendly lasts about 1/2 a second without pulling anybody in. No hanging off people or getting faces close together. If your SO’s friends try anything more, it’s real bad form and a very bad look.

StormyWinter · Answer

Romantic/horny His hands are on your hips and arse, he has a hard on and it's tight and last a long time with doey eyed eye contact, friendly more around the upper waist, it's briefer and you can't feel his knob against you...

ShaTTeredMasterpeace · Answer

Its usually arm placement for me. Like friendly hugs are around the waist. If I'm hugging someone in an intimate way then I automatically put my arms around their neck.

lilyanony1 · Answer

A friendly hug, I have no feelings towards him. A romantic hug I want something more. I'm trying to get out of the habit of predicting someone's else's behaviour. What I feel matters more.

purplepoppy · Answer

We have a hug culture here, we hug friends and family a lot and the one thing you never notice with a friendly hug is a boner.

supercutebutt · Answer

A romantic hug is often accompanied by two fingers in the pink and another in the stink.

Rachel794 · Answer

Hugging is still platonic. Kissing however brings it right into the romantic and sexual territory.

Pnp4unMe · Answer

A friendly hug does not usually involve grabbing your ass

wassim97 · Answer

You feel it by the aura if its friendly its quick or too strong the romantic hug is a perfect hug

more_than_a_guy · Answer

Damn, I can't! Always was bad with signs... I have been mistaken in this before.

AydenHazor · Answer

I don't typically differentiate. I only hug people I love, and most of those are not romantic. Anyone with hugging is worth hugging well

Jay3344 · Answer

Ass out…friendly. All up in there between opposite sexes or if he hugs you from behind then yea it’s leaning romantic.

Relux47 · Answer

I can’t explain the difference but you’ll know for sure

Iron_Man · Answer

It’s hard to tell I guess if he holds you long enough

Totesperf · Answer

The amount of time spent during, Where the hands are, Squeezing/hanging there...

doctorwow · Answer

It's usually the ass grab that has me knowing the difference

BruceJender · Answer

Romantic hugs tend to be more sensual and tender. Trust me, you should be able to tell.

loveslongnails · Answer

If he pulls your tits into you, or rubs his dick on you when you hug, it's not a friendly hug!

noohair · Answer

Friendly is hands above the waste, showing respect.

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

Eh. I guess how long it lasts. I always give passionate hugs whether I consider them a friend or something more.

jimmy2 · Answer

Friendly is a soft hug. The other one is a hug thats depper and a giu can feel the breast of a female

Anonymous · Answer

A romantic hug they let you enjoy the sensual energy radiating from the boobs longer and with closer contact

shepardmaddison · Answer

How delicate it feels

FilmGuy93 · Answer

Grinding your hips together

es20490446e · Answer

The love is in the air...

Browneye57 · Answer

The reach-around. LOL

Wise4myage · Answer

Romantic hugs are tighter.

collie22 · Answer

longer hugging go's on

Gwenhwyfar · Answer

Caressing your back

whosnumber1 · Answer

deep embrace and a little groping. haha

Twalli · Answer

If his hands don't wander and it's just a squeeze

SpaceGalaxy · Answer

Friendly: no Ass touching Romantic: Ass Grope

JinJin79 · Answer

if he/she sniff you

Anonymous · Answer

The penis poking you

Julious0202 · Answer

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