HBO @ Noon: Hug? Or No Hug?

Our elderly neighbor had had a stroke while visiting family in the Midwest. His daughter, who I don’t know well, had stopped by the house before Christmas to tell me about it and asked me to keep an eye are their house. She and I have only had a couple brief conversations in the 15 years we’ve lived across the street from her parents, but she knows we’ve always watched out for them, and she knows how much I miss my own dad. She stopped by yesterday and asked for me. My husband told her I was out. She said, “My dad died last night. I just wanted to tell Cindy,” and started to cry. Now, my husband is a hugger. He’s warm and affectionate, but he paused as this virtual stranger cried on our doorstep. “I wanted to hug her,” he said. “But it was weird”/ CindyH . More here .

Sparky’s Notes reacts here

Question (from CindyH): Do you hug people you don’t know well?