What's your line on affectionate gesture versus contact which can be considered weird by some? I used to hug everyone! As a child, I'd hug strangers and tell them I loved them! I'd stare for hours at people and chatter constantly, all once considered "bad" and we got spankings.

Great answer Robin. You seem to have thought a lot about it. I made one truly terrible mistake responding to someone whom I thought was a peer. I welcome hugs of kindness and comfort. Mom was not nurturing and physically distant and I craved affection and attention. Much less now