[lee martell]

SO the study is saying women seem to derive greater overall physical benefit from hugs and massages compared to men who received the same treatmemts.
Could it possibly be that the Me-2 Movement still has the average man more wary about social touching than the average woman?

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[Harmless Teddy Bear]

These were partners they were already intimate with not just random people.

For myself I find hugging my husband is great stress relief at any time.

[SamAdams76]

Could it possibly be that the Me-2 Movement still has the average man more wary about social touching than the average woman?

That is certainly a concern for me as a man. I will never initiate a hug with a woman (aside from wife and close friends/family) out of fear of it being misinterpreted as sexual harassment or some such.

Women need not have the same concerns. Which is probably why it is stress-reducing for them. For a man, it can be stress-inducing!

Thanks for creating that ugly climate all you "feminists" out there.