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Originally Posted by No_Strings  ...
My partner and I were visiting friends for the weekend and upon arrival the simultaneous 'hi', 'how are you?' and 'nice to see you again' occured.
Afterwards the more intimate greetings followed and myself and said friend moved in for a hug(that alone was a recently new experience for me) and he pursed his lips slightly, leant forwards and I recipricated. We ended up doing the whole 'peck on the cheek' thing. |
I know the feeling. I have always hugged my male friends, even when I thought I was straight. I now always hug and kiss (pecks on the lips) my gay male friends and straight/gay female friends. I have a few straight friends whom I also kiss (on the cheek) when I hug them.
To me, it is simply a sign of our mutual love for each other as friends and human beings. When you have friends who are close to you, I think you should express your feelings and nurture that relationship as much as you can.
Nothing gay about it--it just feels natural and right.
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Originally Posted by No_Strings I didn't hesitate or withdraw and it never occured to me not to follow suit. In truth, I didn't even realise what I'd done until a few minutes afterwards and things had settled down a little. It didn't bother me in the slightest. It didn't feel odd, strange or uncomfortable in any way - for me, I think the comfort (or lack thereof) in doing such a thing is largely dependent on the atmosphere and situation in which it takes place. |
Isn't it amazing to see how natural male-male intimacy can be and feel? I have often found certain contexts to be contraining and restrictive and I am constantly working on not allowing that to bother me as long as I am in a place where I am safe.