Affection

The first of the five types of affection is the one I like giving the most, and the fifth is what I like getting the most. I've very rarely showed affection to others in my life, and even though I have before its results only added to how hesitant I can be to open up to someone. I went overkill when I did and it worked out the same as if I was cold as usual :o

There is definitely a difference between intimate affection, and comradery. I can be a very affection person with friends and family, but only if they're comfortable with it.

As for the romantic sense, no you're kinda stuck with me being really affectionate. Ahah....

I'm not very affectionate. I try to be, but it's really hard. I'm just not used to it, and it always seem to really overwhelm me a lot. D:I do love hugs though!

I kinda can be to a fault. SO I have to be self aware. I've got this personality that typically thinks everyone is good with bad tendencies xD

I'm not really affectionate. It makes me feel extremely uncomfortable to show affection toward anybody.

It really just depends. For the most part, if we're acquaintances or casual friends I'm not entirely affectionate but I am helpful, friendly, you know just genial. If we're really good/close/old friends then ugh I'll just love the hell out of you tbh.

Not at all.

I recall being a very hug-y person when I was a kid - I just had this impulse to hug everyone when they left. Family, friends...even my family's real estate agent one time (I was shamed about that one, I definitely remember that much. I was a bit of a weird kid). I was not shy about doing that. But now...it's not happening. I'll hug friends and family members, but not very often. I don't like touching. I sometimes can barely stand people being close to me (moreso if it's someone I don't know). I feel weird showing any emotions, aside from happiness at times.

Rather sad, when I think about it.

I really should note how strange it may appear to friends and family for me to prefer physical affection over others, as I am very similar to a lot of introverts in how asocial I can be physically. I don't like hugs, kisses, or really anything of the sort from people... but maybe that's because I don't see reason to be affectionate with them? It's my favourite thing from someone I do want to be like that with, though. I suppose I'm a bit odd about that.

I used to be the type of person that cringed whenever someone hugged me, but college really helped to break me of that. Now I'm very much the type of person that hugs people I know - I'm still not like that if I don't know you already, but if I know you and like you then you're likely getting hugged.

I'm pretty affection I guess, but it depends with which friends it's with.

I was one of those kids who knew pretty much everyone in college, but very few close friends. Moving into university I got more closer friends and those friends I'm more affectionate with. Especially since I didn't have many close ones previously, I treasure my current close ones a lot and that ends up to me being extra affectionate to them.

i hate it
i hate being affectionate, i hate people being affectionate with me

it makes me feel honest to god physically sick when people get too affectionate or friendl with me. when i tell people this they get extremely hurt and i usually have to pretend its Only Sometimes i feel disgusted by it so theyll stop being upset but i still continue to feel disgusted and trapped by it

i dont know what it is, i just cant stand it

I'm weird about my personal space.

The best way to describe it is that I absolutely must be the one to initiate any affectionate exchange, otherwise I have an internal crisis.

It's mostly because people in the past took it as an invitation to pick me up and that shit is a huge no-no for me.