I'm glad we don't snuggle people as a greeting the way we snuggle animals.

Edit to clarify that by 'snuggle' i meant all pets, scritches, belly rube, squeezes, ass pats, questions about who's the goodest, nicknaming, etc.

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Jimbo@yiffit.net · 60 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Speak for yourself

Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 33 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Give me belly rubs and head pats when welcoming me into your home, damn it! 🥺

Jimbo@yiffit.net · 16 pts · 2y

You got it 🫳🐺

henfredemars@infosec.pub · 31 pts · 2y

Instance checks out.

southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 35 pts · 2y (5 replies)

What's this we shit?

I snuggle every motherfucker I can get my arms around. I will snuggle the shit out of you

Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Please.

southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

aggressively warm and hairy snuggling begins

Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Get me a fan or air conditioning, for survival, and I'm in

neidu2@feddit.nl · 10 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Hey, wanna go frolicking later? I found this meadow I haven't tried yet.

southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y

Turn it into the frolicking pit, get all hard fucking core with the frolicking. Be a couple of happy, smiling, frolicking motherfuckers up in the woods!

Cyberflunk@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2y
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cerement@slrpnk.net · 24 pts · 2y

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Donebrach@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Listen, I understand why you’d feel that way as a modern human, but why are you glad we, as a potently social species, don’t engage in such simple bonding rituals?

Lath@kbin.earth · 7 pts · 2y

We kill each other too often.

I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Oh hello! Hellooo! Whose the best one of all the ones??? Whose the best one?? IT'S YOU!!!! YOU ARE!!!

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y

This part would be cool, tell everyone they're a good person and some of them might actually improve. But I draw the line at letting them drool on me.

intensely_human@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y (2 replies)

This is basically how we greet each other at my men’s group

Today@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Belly rubs all around?

intensely_human@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y

Lots of scritches

neidu2@feddit.nl · 13 pts · 2y

May I sniff your butt though?

sxan@midwest.social · 10 pts · 2y

You don't?

I don't snuggle strange animals, or even my friend's pets, unless they ask for it. I treat humans the same way. My cats get snuggles; so does my wife. I give my family about the same amount of hugs as I do their pets. My sister's dog asks for head skritches; if my sister asked for them, I'd probably give them to her.

But, no: I don't go around molesting other people's pets unsolicited. Nor people.

GluWu@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y

I would if I had someone. But for now I just give my cat the big squeeze and smooch her head.

Num10ck@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

this entire thread made me question my understanding of the word snuggle, so i looked it up. nope it agreed with me. snuggling is like cuddling.

maybe the definition has evolved recently?
snuggling has nothing to do scritches and positive words etc.

Today@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Sorry...i meant general expressions of affection and reactions to cuteness. Will edit.

Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y

The world would be a happier place if everyone did.

Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Be a lot more people walking around with hickies