Dear Diary, can you overcome the Hugging Taboo? Hmm..

A “hug survey” says 83 percent of us grew up getting less than one hug a day. Even if we won’t admit it, 99 percent of us want more hugs than we have been getting. Do you think this is a true-to-make statement for us, Asian?

A hug is a perfect way of immediately giving and receiving love from another human being. People need several hugs a day just to be psychologically “balanced.” The minimum, they say, is four hugs, just for maintenance, and the requirement for growth is twelve hugs!

The problem with hugging, however, is that in our culture physical contact between people who barely know each other is considered taboo, particularly when it is between men. Even though a hug is a nonsexual statement, it is still considered off-limits by some people.

Hugging is something that we can all respond to, once we get past the taboo. The experience usually surprises most people. The intimacy it instantly creates is warm and pleasant. Suddenly people who would otherwise never hug realize that they really do like giving and receiving this form of love.

In our advanced society, we need high touch to balance the high tech.

Sometimes, all we need is just a hug~