Hugging another Man

Heisenberg.

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maki

Acceptable, yes.
Manly, no.

Pighead

Yeah it's perfectly acceptable.
If you're a woman.

dr.bollocko

Aw C'mere you.
It is only acceptable if he has saved your life. Or the two of you have just broken into a pub after closing time. Or in a war movie.

seamus

It's only acceptable when:

1. You're related/stupidly close and haven't seen eachother in months/years because one was held hostage in a foreign country.
2. When your favourite rugby/football/Gaa/hurling team have just scored a goal/try/point in the final seconds of injury time in the second half of the cup/league final which has won the match.
3. When you're saving him from falling by holding onto him.

Gary ITR

seamus wrote: »

It's only acceptable when:

1. You're related/stupidly close and haven't seen eachother in months/years because one was held hostage in a foreign country.
2. When your favourite rugby/football/Gaa/hurling team have just scored a goal/try/point in the final seconds of injury time in the second half of the cup/league final which has won the match.
3. When you're saving him from falling by holding onto him.

1 and 2 ok.... 3rd one, let him fall

norrie rugger

Does this include the handshake, one back slap, man hug?

raptorman

Berevment,

And it better be the crotches back double shoulder clap type.

Heisenberg.

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raptorman

I can honestly say I've never being involved in a man embrace!

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Close family member dying.

Last minute goal/try/penalty/wicket/basket/ when your team wins an amazingly important match.

Galvasean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yHyxeju1U

Fratton Fred

My Father in law has started hugging me for some reason. :eek:

I agree with Des, last minute goals, winning the FA cup, seeing Christiano Ronaldo get sent off/buggered senseless or an England bowler get a hatrick against top order Australian batsmen are the only normally acceptable times.

R0ot

I hate hugs, can't stand them at all not sure why.

Mr. Presentable

Not a problem, unless you have a sexual insecurity, so long as hands don't drop below waist

mikewest

3. When you're saving him from falling by holding onto him.

What and get myself killed as well?

Nah, no real problem with hugs but you have to wonder about the sexuality of guys who are afraid to give / receive a hug. What are they afraid of? that they're going to get a boner :rolleyes:

I laughed out loud at work at Jaws the love film. Brilliant Galvasean

faceman

As long as the hug doesnt involving squeezing each other tight then its fine.

FunkZ

There's nothing wrong with hugging your mates.

Fratton Fred

FunkZ wrote: »

There's nothing wrong with hugging your mates.

unless your mates are all wimmins then yes, yes there is something wrong with hugging your mates.

Male greetings between mates are a good slap on the back, how ye doin yer **** and that's it. anything else is gay.

taidghbaby

what if your in mountjoy :eek:

Gaspode

Hugging is acceptable, nay required, when drunk. It serves to remind you where you are, as well as keeping you and your beshtesht mate in whole wdie world ever ever upright.

DublinWriter

No problem as long as it is brief and there are several hearty manly back-slaps involved.

Hansel

hugging should only be done by attractive ladies. end of discussion.

faceman

We're sorted now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUdWApwbudQ

Degsy

When full of pills its unavoidable.

Big_Mac

........................eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh NO!

Galvasean

Galvasean wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yHyxeju1U

faceman wrote: »

We're sorted now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUdWApwbudQ

Oddly enough Faceman, I meant to post that vid... not the Jaws trailer.

eVeNtInE

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LolaLuv

R0ot wrote: »

I hate hugs, can't stand them at all not sure why.

Not a male so I doubt my opinion is relevant to the topic at hand, but I hate them as well.

faceman

Galvasean wrote: »

Oddly enough Faceman, I meant to post that vid... not the Jaws trailer.

Phew! I thought i was really losing it! I couldnt understand the joke of putting in the jaws trailer!!

Blitzkrieger

Do

Avoid the groin area during hugs

Hug to celebrate a sporting victory/birth/engagement/marriage – what better time to share the love?

Hug your dad – family is a safe bet

Avoid eye contact, this is a hug not a romantic embrace

But look where the other person is heading – head butts hurt

Don’t

Slap more than four times on the back for fear of inducing a coughing fit

Hug at work

Hug your father-in-law unless he hugs you first

Look at a hug-making attempt with contempt – are you a man at ease with his sexuality or not?

Hug for more than a couple of seconds, there’s a fine line between a man hug and man hunt



From : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article1956925.ece

seamus

Two men should always avoid hugging when there is a risk of "protrusions", such as after watching a Shakira video or a porn movie.

norrie rugger

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

Do

Avoid the groin area during hugs

Hug to celebrate a sporting victory/birth/engagement/marriage – what better time to share the love?

Hug your dad – family is a safe bet

Avoid eye contact, this is a hug not a romantic embrace

But look where the other person is heading – head butts hurt

Don’t

Slap more than four times on the back for fear of inducing a coughing fit

Hug at work

Hug your father-in-law unless he hugs you first

Look at a hug-making attempt with contempt – are you a man at ease with his sexuality or not?

Hug for more than a couple of seconds, there’s a fine line between a man hug and man hunt



From : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article1956925.ece

Can we have these written down?
On stone tablets...


Commandments if you like

You can borrow my chisel set (although by posting in this forum, I know you already have some)

Rob_l

Real men need hugs too!



However the above picture does not contain real men!

faceman

^ report post, report post!!! :eek:

Anti

The Scientist wrote: »

Is this acceptable?
Discuss.




Edit: Crap. Forgot to add the poll.
Mods, please add options:

-No, hugging is for women
-Yes its a natural emotion
-Yes but only in times of Mourning, Sport & drunkeness.
-Atari Hugaments.

Not sure if this has been said before...

But if the balls touch, its gay as ****.

baldbear

Man hugs are completly acceptable but having a a semi horn is a major no no.;)

hada

depends on the circumstances:

i.e. acceptable: after victory in either, a) testosterone filled sport
b) euromillions (national lottery does not suffice)

not acceptable: any other time... except, well, if you're "into that kind of thing"..if you get my drift!

Gillo

baldbear wrote: »

Man hugs are completly acceptable but having a a semi horn is a major no no.;)

Take it as a compliment and move one:D

The only good thing about being Irish, after the ginger gene.
Is that we don't do hugs.

The Recliner

Moonbaby wrote: »

The only good thing about being Irish, after the ginger gene.
Is that we don't do hugs.

Speak for your self

Some of us do great hugs

KnifeWRENCH

I don't think there's anything wrong with it, as long as it's not done too often or too enthusiastically.

John Mason

OMG what is wrong with you people

its is never acceptable to hug anyone unless you are in a intiamate relationship with the other person.