I had a really short, yet hot girl hug me and nuzzle her face in my boobs. Then I found out she was 14 and there with her mom. Lost my lady boner so quick. Since then, I've been hesitant to hug people at cons.

I'm too embarrassed to ask a cosplayer for a hug, unless they're acting very friendly.

I get asked for hugs sometimes, and I usually agree unless the person is a smelly, a hambeast, creepy, or any combination of those. Hugs are nice most of the time.

I usually don't mind hugs. It's when, Just because you gave him a hug, some creep decides it's okay to follow you around for the rest of the evening that it gets out of hand.

I fucking hate getting surprise hugs or "glomps", ugh. And I'm always worried the free hug people are pick pocketers.

I'm not one for free hugs or being glomped. I've hugged one or two cosplayers because I asked and they said go for it. I had one chick surprise glomp me and I almost fell over onto the floor.

On the other hand, I've been asked nicely in cosplay for a hug and obliged. If I'm asked nicely and I know they won't try anything funny I allow it. My mom is usually by my side so they normally don't.

I don't mind hugs when the person asks and doesn't smell like a sewer. I rarely offer, however.

at anime boston, some really crazy cosplayer yelled out the character i was cosplaying and glomped on me before i could react.

I had bruises up and down my arm for the rest of the weekend.

I mind less if they ask first but I truly rather not be touched by someone I don't know. Same goes for the other way around, I don't know them, therefor I shouldn't asking to invade in their personal space.

Handshake is a-okay though.

>>2860884

That's so business like though.

If anything, the one thing I can't stress enough is if you want a hug, ASK FOR IT. Don't just assume it's okay to invade someone's space and be all over them. Same goes for glomping. Had a few adorable girls ask if they could glomp me at Banzai, and that was fine because I was ready for it and could catch them without falling on my ass. Got mauled at ALA without warning and though nothing was injured or damaged, still was disturbing. I was just in the Reno suit so nothing could be damaged, but I feel for the people that have elaborate costumes people don't respect.
All in all, I don't mind hugs. Ask, and 8/10, you shall recieve. The two times goes for the creepers and whatnot that I have the heart to turn down. I'm just too nice sometimes, but really, don't be afraid to tell someone no if they ask. If they get asshurt, too bad.

If they ASK first, and they don't smell or look gross and sweaty, they can get a light hug. No oxygen-depriving death squeezes.

Glomps are a NO-NO. To many have damaged my costume/prop or have injured me. Or both.

I'll never offer, though, unless the person looks so depressed or something and looks like they need one.

I love getting tackled to the floor caught unawheres makes shit interesting and wakes me up with a fuck yea attitude as long as they arnt a hambeast. People ask me for hugs but I resent the fact that they dont try to tackle me into the ground and would rather meekly ask.

>>2860906
you gonna get raped
by me

>>2860915

>>2860912
Am I the only gent on this board who enjoys this shit? :/

>>2860972
You probably weren't hugged enough as a kid.

I hold back no hugs from those who want one.

Sometimes it's sweet, if it's got sweet motives. I'm not usually one for physical contact at all, but there've been a couple rare instances where I don't mind. One was from a girl getting ridiculously happy that I gave her a Polaroid of herself, the other was because a Cubone asked me to, and Cubone is just /so damn adorable/.

If it's just those people holding out the "free hugs" signs (hereafter referred to by me as hugsluts), though, then hell with that.

If they're decent or hot, then its fine. Fuck the fatties and uggos.

>>2860843
I'm in the same boat as you OP. I rarely give hugs to friends, but if its at a convention I don't mind as much.

I'm fine with regular hugs, but not glomping. A hambeast tackled me at my last con, and my costume reeked of cheetos and ass for the rest of the weekend.

>>2861078
duck and dodge bitch them hambeasts cant readjust in time and they hit the floor

After some dumb son of a bitch tackled me to the floor and fucked up my back I've taken steps to "correct" any future glomps that may come my way.

I feel my body weight shift radically in one way and feel another human being on me that's the reason for said shift (I.E a glomp), they're getting a take down.

Motherfucker. What the FUCK makes people think that throwing their 300 lb hambeast body into someone else will NOT have serious side effects?

Any girl who asks me for a hug is going to get a little butt grope too. hope they don't mind.

I love hugs! All you have to do is ask, unless you haven't showered in a week or something, lol.

>>2861084
fuck hambeasts I prefer the under 130 pounds ladies who all they do is make you sway a little

>>2861088
I'd love to hug you. What cons can I find you at?

>>2860912
I.. I like this too. It's just damn exciting and cool and falling to the floor is usually funny and I laugh.
And hyes, mommy hugged me enough when I was a kid

I used to ask everyone for hugs, but then I stopped being 14. These days, if someone asks, they can have one, but it's a bit weird. I'm really touchy feely with my friends, though.

>>2861096
>hyes
Cool hwip

>>2861096
fuck yea!

im not the hugging type at all.
but at cons if someone asks me for a hug ill usually let them.
unless they smell. then i dont.
i know its mean but i dont want to smell as well so i wont hug smelly people

>>2861093
Weeeelll if you wanna travel all the way to Costa Rica! Hahaha just kidding, I'll be at AX this year, so just look for me and ask for one! <3

>>2861108
oh cool! i'll be at AX. but i have no idea what you look like...

I allow hugs, asked or not. I'm a pushover. =/

I'll never allow glomps though, but then again, I've never been in that situation. I guess I'm just too skinny and they fear they'll break me?

Technically signs like "free hugs" are against the rules at cons because they're considered "solicitation"

I like the open hugging because it's like as soon as you walk into a con everyone who's there is automatically your friend. We're all just so happy to be around people who don't think we're totally weird for having a yu gi oh poster at the age of 20.

The sad part is after meeting so many people in this community I've learned that most of them are assholes/bitches. These people may hug you at a con but they're all destined to hate you.

>people suck.

hugs are for bitches and thats how you spread aids.

There's a term for people who dislike hugs:


Aspergers.

As long as it's not a hug line, group hug, stairway hug, hug sign, or equally needy acts...

Then yes, I will give then a hug.
I never ask, I have enough friends that if I really feel the need to be hugged I don't have to ask a stranger.

well when i went to AX in anaheim, hugging always happened. i even felt awkward when someone asked me to whack them w/ my yuripaddle, whether it would be on the ass,face,etc. IMO, i was a little freaked out the first time i went, but as time went on, i kind of got used to it. i also went to raves w/ my friends and there are MORE people you'll be freaked out by.

just to be clear, i feel its weird to hug random people at cons. becoming friends through cons is ok though.

I am always open to receive hugs or even glomps (im so used to being random tackled by my cousins it doesnt phase me), I have no problem with it at all.
But that just may be because I am so starved for physical contact the past few years.
"shrug"
This one time at AWA last year this random girl maybe aged 14/15 dressed as Rena from Higurashi came by and hugged me hard for a good while while I was dressed as Battler. She was fucking adorable and that pretty much made my day.

>>2861258

bawwww lol

>>2861171
There's also a term for people who E-diagnose. It's called Asshat.

>>2861110
This is what I look like, lol. Just say "you promised me a hug on /cgl/" or something, haha.

>>2861368
:| sorta want but kinda old.

I fucking hate hugs from random people. Seriously, if I don't know you then keep your hands to yourself.

>>2861497
>implying people actually want to hug you

I usually end up cosplaying kind of obscure characters. Not on purpose, it just sort of happens. Since I'm not recognized very frequently I get really excited when people ask for hugs. Is that weird?

>>2861368
cute! are you cosplaying at AX?

I don't mind hugs, I'm also a touchy-feely type and I enjoy a hug or two for someone who wants to be near me or appreciate whatever I'm wearing. At the same time my space bubble at con's is a lot bigger than it typically is everywhere else. If you ask me for a hug fine, but other than that don't touch me because I don't want to touch you.

I've asked people for hugs before, and as long as you are ridiculously gross, asking them at an inappropriate time, or acting stalkerish/fangirly then most people have no problem with it.

The point is to ask first. Most people will say yes, but some will say no and you need to respect that. People who jump out of fucking nowhere and tackle me or my friends is obnoxious and annoying. If I'm waiting in the reg line with money out I don't really want a hug, If I'm heading into the bathroom I don't want a hug. IF I AM CONSOLING A CRYING PERSON GODDAMN YOU I DON'T REALLY WANT TO BE GLOMPED OR MAIMED.

Actually nobody wants to be glomped in general anymore. I genuinely enjoyed glomping close friends upon receiving permission once upon a time and it was good fun. People ruin this shit, and take it too far. Why would anybody want to be tackled by you, cons =/= football fields.

How about you angry anti-hug nerds stay at home next time so the rest of us at the con can have fun and more of an interactive fan experience without you raining on everyone's parade.

I love hugs from people who are all "omg I love that character! Huuuuugs!" but the free hugs sign people who just stand there and yell for hugs creep me the fuck out.

As with everyone, asking first is a necessity, and no surprise tackleglomps unless you want to be cussed out and dragged to whoever can kick your sorry ass out of the con soonest.

>>2861573
I will be cosplaying as Sakura from SF and Vanessa from KOF, as well as a few other things. I'm very excited!

good technique to avoid a hugger.....if they ask, say "how about a high five?!" and hold up your hand. they'll be at least glad you acknowledged them and that they're getting something out of the interaction.

>>2861643
If you're that concerned with avoiding contact with fellow fans, how about staying home.

>>2861648
if you're fully clad in armor you don't really want to hug people. also if in a delicate costume. this always happens to me when i'm in a costume made of something extremely delicate. i barely want to move around, much less get tackled by a random fanbrat.

>>2861667
Then stay at home and just post pictures of your cosplays. You're clearly not equipped or prepared to be around people at a con.

>>2861678
or maybe i enjoy spending time with my friends and not pandering to the fucking immature tweens running around screaming and throwing shit.

i'm also in my late 20s. thank you i like to act my age occasionally. i may get silly at a con, but there's a time and a place......and i don't like hugging people i don't know.

>>2861687
Enjoy your friends somewhere else. We don't need prudes like you at cons who constantly are acting like your personal rights have been violated.

Cons are a place for fans to interact on a personal level, stranger or not. If you want to have fun while avoiding people, go to the movies.

>>2861727
wow....how old are you now? sure is underage b& here....and i say that because 99.9% of the time it's smelly underage fanbrats who try to tackle me. i'm not a prude, i just don't like being tackled by people young enough to be my kids.

I generally don't mind hugs as long as they aren't ridiculously creepy, don't smell, and ASK FIRST. When I was cosplaying Rin, someone asked if the could "tackle hug" me. I said "I'm not able to break my fall, and concussions are not fun. A regular hug is fine though."

The only time I was ever unwillingly hugged, I was in the vendor's hall and a girl came up to me and said "Graham Spector! I love Baccano!" I smiled and was like "Awesome." and I went back to looking at the stuff. She hugged me from behind, pinning my arms to my side and nuzzled my back. Possibly the most awkward 10 seconds ever.

I sometimes give out hugs. Depends on the person asking. Although I was told I was awesome cuz I am very busty, was dressed as Zero-Suit Samus and gave out hugs to some fan-boys. They loved me.

I don't ask for hugs, but if someone asks nicely and doesn't look/smell greasy or some other form of hedious or creeper vibe, I'll sometimes consent and give a hug.

Or if they're wearing one of those hugs signs and I'm feeling generious, I may give them a hug then, too.

But if they aren't behaving about it or they're being overly obnoxious, I just don't give in.

I'm not an overly touchy feely person, so I won't ever be the one asking for hugs, but I get whimsical sometimes. Giving/asking for hugs is mostly fairly innocent enough, so I'm not going to get my panties in a bunch over it. I'll avoid and decline the ones that don't seem so innocent.

I badly, badly want to hold a Free Hugs sign at a convention when I'm in this costume. Really, REALLY badly.

I prefer getting glomped I usually Dex throughout the whole con and when they tackle me im alot more whoa FUCK YEA!

>>2861926

I <3 you for cosplaying Fatal Frame.

>>2861926
Opened the thumbnail and lol'd, fuck

>>2860915

but WHY the hugs? I know its connected to glomping and all that gay weeaboo shit, but why? What if some disgusting person wants a hug?

I REALLY hate it when someone surprise attacks you with a hug just because they like something about you/your costume. It's not cute. :|

>>2861957
Because the 15yo and under cround cant fuck you they want to get as close as possible to that experience :/

I only want to hug my friends at cons. I don't like hugging other people like that...

Then, when my friends hug me, if it's a glomp or they jump on me and I fall or sway at all I no longer want to hug them.

But at this con where I only had the budget for one cosplay (wore it two days and didn't cosplay the third day) I got a freak glomp and an attack from the SAME fangirls both days.

The first day they FLIPPED out. They both glomped me seperately. It was two girls and one likes this yaoi pairing of my char with some other char while the other girl liked my char by himself. So they got in a tug of war over me, literally. I snuck away and made it out alive.

The NEXT day I was just talking with my friends and laughing when they come out of no where and stick one of those stupid leash things on me. I didn't know what to do and I laughed lightly to distract them while I stuck my hand between the chain and my neck so they wouldn't choke me while they were argueing.

I had two friends with me at the time, one of them ran off because she heard there was this panel going on at the time (I was pissed later) the other friend just sort of hung out to the side waiting for me to escape.

I finally got it off when they got distracted again and I grabbed my friend and said "Don't look back just keep running" and I didn't see them again. Thank god.

I really don't feel like cosplaying again after this...I don't want this kind of thing to happen again.

I had a hambeast hug me without asking while in a costume with sharp spikes coming off my spine. as soon as she wrapped her arms around me she shrieked and pulled them away and I couldn't help but giggle.

>>2861957
WHAT IF THEY HAVE *gulp* G-G-G-GERMS!!!

>>2861977
What costume were you wearing?

>>2862040
AZ 08 some fag had a stomach virus on thursday by saturday night 90% of the con had it shit sucked being around all them gents and bitches with weak immune systems. hurr I cant resist an outdated virus.

Fucking hate it when people I don't know go ahead and glomp/hug me, especially when they don't ask.

I don't like getting touched, and I especially don't like some hambeast tackling me to the floor and forcing my head between her smelly folds of fat when I just spend 30 minutes to an hour applying make-up, then fixing up my cosplay if needed, hell even putting it on, not to mention the trouble of having a wig that took me at least 10 minutes to stuff all my hair under a wig cap and 10 pins to latch to my head getting shoved out of place again with my hair poking out from odd places.

Seriously faggots, go hug your friends, not people who dress as your favorite animu/comic/game character.

I allow all strangers to touch me freely

>>2860912
>as long as they arnt a hambeast
>hambeast
like someone else than hambeast would do something like that?

>>2861957
because weeaboos are so ronery

I always hug people who ask for pictures of me when I'm in a bodysuit costume, just like how the mascots at Disneyland do.

I give people hugs when they ask so long as they
A: Do not smell
B: Do not ask for a glomp
C: I am not wearing something delecate
D: They are not creepy
E: They do not ask in a creepy way
and F: They do not ask in the manner of a meme or 4chan joke.

other than that hugs all around! I LOVE hugs!

i like being hugged by hambeasts you know hambeasts has a heart 2

if they're someone I don't know they have to ask. I crossplayed once. got glomp raped and stalked by a ten ten

I don't mind when someone asks for a hug, surprise glomps suck though. And if they smell or are covered in dirt I have to say no, once I was wearing a white costume and this girl who was covered in fake blood wanted to hug me...

I love hugs, I honestly don't mind them at all. I'll give them to anybody that asks, as long as they actually do ask.

Surprise glomps tend to annoy me a lot, though I'm too much of a pushover to really speak up when it happens. Being thin and having quite frail bones getting tackled to the ground is not too comfortable... Even worse when wearing a more elaborate costume that you really don't want dirtied or damaged.

I'm immune to glomps, I think. My best guess is that I'm 6'5", so I'm more likely than not to actually withstand a tackle and not stumble, so that means the glomper takes all the impact. Or I just scare people. Regardless. I'm not really a huggy person, but people get 'em if they ask.

OP's picture reminds me of Frances, since the woman is wearing pantyhose in the picture