We are human beings the same as women and seek the same affection from others. It's just women have more opportunity for this from their female friends and from guys more than willing to give it to them. If you're a heterosexual male, then you can't really go to other guys for this, eliminating have of the physical contact you receive compared to women right off the bat. Ad on top of that the fact that most woman aren't going to just hug you out of the blue unless they are attracted to you, and you are left with a fairly cold existence.
Being faced with that type of hostile environment, wouldn't you be driven to seek out comfort from others in a world where you are almost certain to be denied this basic human necessity?
Yeah, it's just a way of flirting and building a more intimate connection with someone you are interested in. While he probably wants to sleep with you are some point, the hug is not providing any sexual gratification.
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I'm kind of weird but I'll put my two cents in. I used to never hug anyone, girl or guy, until about 3 years ago. Most of my female friends starting prompting me for hugs and it just began to feel appropriate whenever I am dealing with a friendly and sensitive girl. There's absolutely nothing behind it, at least for me, I hug girls who I find attractive and unattractive. In the case of the attractive girl, there's nothing behind it because I'm not the type to hug with an ulterior motive, but then again I've been told my self-control is damn rivaling a buddhist monk, so I doubt that applies to all guys.
It could be sexual, but it would be just as sexual for girls as it is for guys. Sometimes we need a hug. We can't hug each other because it could be seen as gay, and we can't just walk up and hug a girl without asking her. Girls can hug guys or girls without asking so I don't think girls understand how it feels to go without one as much as guys do.
Well when I hug a girl its because I'm just trying to show them how I feel about them and letting them know I care if I see them or not. If its a guy I just pound it or a what's up!
Can't say much for anyone else or for your age group, OP...but if I were to make a comment like that, it would be directed towards a girl I like and am trying to flirt with.
Sometimes I just need a hug it is kind of a sign of acceptance I guess. It really makes me feel better at least but I don't really ask girls for hugs because that is scary kind of
if a friend asked me that, I would give her a hug probally because she was upset with something and she needed a hug from a close friend.
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