Edit to clarify that by ‘snuggle’ i meant all pets, scritches, belly rube, squeezes, ass pats, questions about who’s the goodest, nicknaming, etc.
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I’m not, and now I want to
Listen, I understand why you’d feel that way as a modern human, but why are you glad we, as a potently social species, don’t engage in such simple bonding rituals?
Oh hello! Hellooo! Whose the best one of all the ones??? Whose the best one?? IT’S YOU!!! YOU ARE!!!
This is basically how we greet each other at my men’s group
Belly rubs all around?
Lots of scritches
May I sniff your butt though?
I would if I had someone. But for now I just give my cat the big squeeze and smooch her head.
You don’t?
I don’t snuggle strange animals, or even my friend’s pets, unless they ask for it. I treat humans the same way. My cats get snuggles; so does my wife. I give my family about the same amount of hugs as I do their pets. My sister’s dog asks for head skritches; if my sister asked for them, I’d probably give them to her.
But, no: I don’t go around molesting other people’s pets unsolicited. Nor people.
this entire thread made me question my understanding of the word snuggle, so i looked it up. nope it agreed with me. snuggling is like cuddling.
maybe the definition has evolved recently?
snuggling has nothing to do scritches and positive words etc.Sorry…i meant general expressions of affection and reactions to cuteness. Will edit.
Be a lot more people walking around with hickies
