Hugging Oneself: What?!?

@Shavkat (140119)
Philippines
August 1, 2023 1:34am CST
I am living with my immediate family. Since I am single, it is nice to be with my younger brother's family. At some point, I also hug myself all the time for not having a partner in life. Moreover, they treat me like their parent. Can I blame them? Both my parents went to heaven so soon, and the responsibilities were passed on to me. If I am in the countryside, I might also be living with my extended family there. Unfortunately, we are not that close anymore. Do people of your nation also live with their extended families or only their immediate ones? Do you hug yourself, too? Image Credit: media.istockphoto.com
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BanaMukuka
@Greencindere (669)
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1 Aug 23
Yes It is common in Serbia especially in smaller places where there are a lot of houses, big houses as well, for families to live in the same house or in the same yard, different houses. Not so much in bigger cities cuz of space, mostly apartments.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
1 Aug 23
We are on the same page about having tight family ties. If I have a lot of money, I would buy a big house and live with the close extended families. Or, it could be in one land property and they can build their own houses there.
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BanaMukuka
@Greencindere (669)
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1 Aug 23
@Shavkat me personally I like my space lol so most likely same yard or street but different houses for sure.
DE
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
1 Aug 23
Most of us in the US only live with our wife or partner and children until the kids get old enough that they want to move out and live on their own.... You know Pretty still lives with me, though. We have a huge family but we don't really talk with most of them, either. Sometimes my friends hug me...
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
1 Aug 23
I do think that Pretty will always be your baby daughter. It is common for most Filipinos to be living with their partners, immediate family, or even extended families.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
1 Aug 23
@Shavkat I hope so. I'd be lost if she moved out. I've read articles that say that a lot of adults Pretty's age are still living with their parents.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (90464)
• Arvada, Colorado
1 Aug 23
I am not much of a hugger anymore.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50525)
• United States
1 Aug 23
My siblings think of me as their parent too. Both of our parents went to heaven also.
Jessica
@JESSY3236 (20041)
• United States
1 Aug 23
Most of my life I lived with my grandmother. Right now I live with my mother.
Metsrock69
@Metsrock69 (3582)
• United States
2 Aug 23
I don't hug myself but I do hug my wife.
cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
1 Aug 23
I think I should. It has been a long time that I hugged myself.
Anna
@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
1 Aug 23
No, here in Switzerland people do not live with their extended family. I do not hug myself, I let my husband hug me.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (108126)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Aug 23
Close family only most of the time here. I do think that it would be better if families lived closer many times.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317241)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Aug 23
We live with our immediate family. I often hug myself.
Yadah
@Yadah04 (3363)
• Philippines
1 Aug 23
I never did...yet. But that isn't a bad idea. I usually just pat myself in the back, like literally when I do something good.
The Fly One
@aureliah (24322)
• Kenya
1 Aug 23
In my country, most people prefer to live on their own. But some communities tend to stay together with everyone in their family.