Be my friend

In such situation I do not count the gender. The thing that I am supposed to do would follow spontaneously. Or else you are not a friendly person at all.

I would do it with the understanding that that is all it was for as a friendship. Everyone needs a hug and a hand now and then. And as long as both now it can't go farther then a little hug and hand holding I don't see a problem with it.

No hugs please, I'm British. That would be my answer. I they can't stay 2 arms legnths away then they will get eaten.

Umm, I think that I would probably not let them hold my hand or hug me, as I would feel a bit odd hugging or holding hands with a stranger. They're both things which I feel are a bit personal and associate with liking someone - or at least knowing them. Just my suspicious human nature, I suppose.. Plus I'd probably have slight space-invading issues with someone that I'd never met before. On the other hand, I don't think I would necessarily run away from them, I'd try to be sympathetic. They are humans afterall, and if they hadn't offended me in any way, then I'd be happy to talk to them and try to help in another way.

What difference would the gender make??? If a person is feeling down & needing a friend that bad, YES, I give them a super duper bear hug. Then if they tried anything funny, I'd cold c0ck the bastid!!!

It sounds truly mean and indifferent but if some stranger asked me to hold their hand I definitely would not. Nowadays there are just too many variables. I would love to be able to connect with another human being which is what we should all be able to do. However I'd be too afraid that the person would mean harm.

I think it would depend on the stranger really. I'm quite good at reading people, so I'd probably know whether they were genuine or not. I think I probably would hug them or hold their hands though, I'd also possibly give them some chocolate or take them for a cup of tea and listen to their problems for a bit and hope it had some effect. :)

It would depend on the circumstances. If There had been a catastrophe and people were sadly affected by it and it was appropriate (aqnd the person was cute) I probably would. If someone came up to me out of the blue I would scarper - quick smart!

If they didn't set off any alarm bells in my head yes, I would. I do it all the time. Why not? It's a small small, hard hard, world we live in, and if we can't turn to each other, strangers or not, for a moment of comfort, and reassurance that we matter, then what's the point of life?

i wouldnt get that close to a stranger.

That would all depend on that particular person. If I didn't know the gentleman, I mean, if he were a complete stranger who just walked up to me and requested a hug, there's NO WAY I'd give him one! Maybe I've watched too many crime shows on TV, but I'm more cautious than ever these days. But, if I new this person reasonably well, of COURSE I'd give him a hug and hold his hand (although guys don't usually make requests like that). I'm a definite believer in the power of the human touch. MUCH more than 'skin on skin' happens when we touch someone. It goes far deeper than that! Sometimes it can save a life. Sometimes, that's all it takes to help someone get their life back on track or motivate them to "keep on truckin'".

Hi p1key, I'll probably give him a hug, but won't hold their hands, I will just listen to them and ask why he is lonly and try to help him and find out what is troubling him in the frist place to feel lonly, I'm nosey that way. Lol. Hugs. Tamara xx

If a stranger of the opposite gender I mean a woman asked me to hug her I wold be delighted.But I would not do that.I would restrain myself.

I have no problem with being that way with strangers. I've been this way my entire life, to the anguish of my mom (because I would pick people up in my car if they looked like they were in need of a ride and they had small children with them. I'd have no second thoughts, someone was in need. But one time, a time that answers directly to your question, I have hugged a complete stranger and held their hand. I was in high school and an organization I was in took their annual camp trip to Minniwanca in Michigan. It was a mixed camp with guys and gals, and a great place to learn about making yourself a better person and helping others. There was only one phone on the camp site, and it was in the phone/mail room. I went to the phone room to call my parents, and I saw that there were two people already in there, so I waited outside. A girl was using the phone and a guy was on the couch. At first I thought they were together, because he kept looking at her with more and more concern on his face. I couldn't see the girls face, but I could tell by her body movements and how she clutched the phone that something was amiss. Suddenly, the guy just got up and left the room. He didn't say anything to her and she didn't look up when he left and I knew then that they weren't together. Soon she hung up the phone and was just standing in the room. I opened the door softly and went up to her, when I touched her shoulder she turned around with a tear strewn face, and I just hugged her. She accepted the hug and held on to me tightly and cried onto my shoulder. I didn't ask her what was wrong, and she didn't tell me. I didn't tell her everything would be alright, and she didn't say it either. We just hugged for a little while; and afterward we took both of each others hands, and I was crying a little too, we held our hands and looked at each other fully and gave small sweet smiles; we both squeezed the others hands, gave a little nod, and let go. She didn't have to say thanks and I didn't have to let her know it was okay. It wasn't necessary because we both understood. She left the room and I never saw her again. I called my mom and told her what had happened and how it had impacted me. It is always good to help someone else when they are in need, because you never know when it may be you alone in the phone room with no one to comfort you and your family miles away. Be a friend to a stranger!

I would be gone like a Flash but that is to do with my Background for one Also I would never trust a total Stranger Now if you asked for Hug I would say yes straight away, it is different as I know you xx

Stranger? faster than Casey Jones is my final answer... I don't trust strangers.....I can not heal the whole nation of lonely strangers....

I'd probably do it. Everyone needs some human contact once in awhile. I don't see any harm in it and I can defend myself very well if he has nefarious purposes in mind. And if he's asking a stranger, he obviously has nobody else to turn to.

NO.......opposite gender or the same, the answer is no...... i don't know what is "Caesy Jones steaming towards a fallen tree on the line".....but i guess I'll be doing that,....ha ha...

I would probably think it's very strange to go around asking people to hug you or hold your hand. I think it's more difficult for women, guys might not have such a problem with it, apart from the fact that in general they are not the most hugging kind of people lol

oh this is a good one. on one hand you would like to help someone who is in need of help, but on the over hand you dont what to get felt up at the same time. i would maybe not hug them but spend sometime talking to them and see if there was anything i could do.. however i think i may give them a hug if the was in tears and i was shock they ask for one.