National Hugging Day 10 Reasons Why We Need at Least 8 Hugs a Day 7 Reasons Why We Should Be Giving More Hugs I have a couple of friends who don't like hugs.  In fact, this little cartoon perfectly describes them: But even those friends will search me, and others, out for a hug every now and then.  Hugs are part of a relational life.  Even my friends who don't like them need the benefits that hugs provide from time to time. I am okay with hugs. Mostly women and children, a few men outside of the ones I am married to or related to.  The men I do hug that I'm not related to by marriage or blood are men that I feel safe with and/or that I know my hug wouldn't be misinterpreted by anyone, including them.  That man-woman thing gets tricky.  :) Once I learned this fact about hugs, I started trying to hang on to my recipients a little longer. Do you know how long 20 seconds is?!  A long time and in our culture it causes a bit of dis...