Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-h Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:aeq From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent) Newsgroups: net.social,net.philosophy Subject: Re: Shower the People You Love with Love!! Message-ID: <602@pucc-h> Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 18:31:49 EST Article-I.D.: pucc-h.602 Posted: Tue Mar 20 18:31:49 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 22-Mar-84 00:22:39 EST References: <432@ihuxj.UUCP> Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Lines: 15 I agree entirely with Steve Aldrich. It is one of the silliest of American cultural mores that any touching between adults beyond a handshake is illegal unless the people are romantically involved (gay or straight). I've read some of Buscaglia's books and I really like them. I also know from experience that I get rather out of sorts if I'm deprived of human contact--physical, but non-sexual, contact, with members of either sex. (Fortunately, the church group I attend encourages hugging.) I wish I weren't so shy about OFFERING hugs to people (e.g. those in my church) who will understand what the hug means (i.e. just something that's good for both humans involved, and not a romantic come-on). -- -- Jeff Sargent {allegra|ihnp4|decvax|harpo|seismo|ucbvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq Have you hugged your junk mail today?