I am a born-again hugger. I actually hail from a family of women, which means we are a bit more apt to cuddle and hug. On the other hand, we can be very stoic and Midwestern. So my family falls ...

1. How long is the average hug? According to one study, 3.17 seconds. A study led by Emese Nagy from the University of Dundee analyzed 188 spontaneous hugs between athletes and their coaches, ...

Any day now, I’ll walk into a room with no idea who expects me to hug them and who doesn’t. I hate that feeling, so I’m going to do something about it. I walk into those rooms a hundred times a year ...