<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThis may not be as common in the United States, but is a very popular way to welcome people around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This embrace is reserved for immediate relatives and friends, but can also be extended to strangers. Some cultures tend to kiss just one cheek, while others kiss both cheeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep in mind that you don’t literally <\/em>place your lips on the person’s cheek. Instead, you press your cheek against theirs and press your lips together, making a kissing sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>15. Quick One-Sided Embrace <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe one-sided embrace, which is often perceived as a forced or unwelcome hug, may actually be physically affectionate. It actually signifies that while there’s love, there just isn’t any time<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nBoth people are facing each other in a one-sided embrace. Typically, one receives the embrace, and the other gives it. The receiver’s arms are usually limp at their sides, while the giver\/supporter is closely clutching the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>16. Heart to Heart Hug<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nBoth huggers embrace their left sides so that their hearts meet first. This can be achieved whether standing or sitting, at which point your arms and legs can get intertwined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hugging from the left side is more personal <\/em>and intimate<\/em>, while hugging from the right side is subconsciously more defensive and farther away from their hearts. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThese hugs are also useful for people who don’t usually <\/em>hug but want to comfort a loved one who enjoys physical contact as a love language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n