Do you greet family/friends with a hug? A kiss on the cheek?

No. I have certain people on my life that do hug from time to time (in-laws and also coworkers I don’t see as often - today for instance once that’s been on maternity leave and another that I see irregularly since I now telework most of the time but today was at the office). I accept these as gracefully as I can but it feels awkward to me.

I’d be really put off with the kiss thing and not sure how to respond to that!
ETA: Pacific Northwest (Seattle area).

I hug friends. All the time.

Let me rephrase... my friends and I hug each other whenever we see each other.

I recently saw someone at the store. There had been a falling out, she just cut me off out of nowhere but I heard she would like to change that. We made awkward conversation and it felt weird to keep my hands in my pockets to NOT reach out to hug her. When we went our separate ways I did offer a hug, which she accepted and gave me a heartfelt thank you.

You’d be surprised 😂 but only to people who I know will appreciate it, I promise! 😁

ETA paget knows where it’s at! 😂

I grew up in a very cold family structure. There was no hugging ever. Consequently, I was very uncomfortable with people touching me. Sadly, my dh included. At about 35 yo, we went to a Marriage Encounter weekend. I came out of that a huge, almost ( obviously) pathetic hugger. Of almost everyone. Still. Not a kisser, but definitely a hugger. I grew up in Michigan. But, don’t hold my weird upbringing against that state.

I think it is great you were able to break through!

I hug friends, women and men. I'm comfortable with this but wouldn't be with cheek kissing.

We’re all huggers.

I grew up in the South in an emotionally disengaged family, so no hugging and kissing and telling people you love them.
In my 40s I was involved in a 12-Step group for a while, and lord have mercy--SO much hugging. I would sort of stand there and cringe and submit to being hugged. (although not in a yucky, I feel violated way--it's hard to explain) But after a few years, I became comfortable with hugging and even <gasp> cheek kissing. Now it doesn't faze me and sometimes I even initiate it. I don't see my family often, so when I do, we hug and kiss. I tell my father I love him when we end a phone call, but he doesn't respond.

I live far from family, so we hug when I arrive for a visit and when I leave. It’s always awkward. We didn’t grow up as an affectionate family - no hugs or I love yous. I have an unspoken agreement with one of my sisters - we often skip the hug because my other sister is so over the top about it.

I’ve never forced my daughter to give a hug to either of us or anyone else. But I have hugged and kissed her (cheek or forehead) and have told her I love her every day of her life, so she still hugs me several times a day. She hugs me when she leaves for school in morning and when she gets home and before she goes to bed. Other times, she’ll just come over and ask for a hug. I hope that means she’ll be comfortable hugging in her own family too. I was always sad that I never got hugged growing up.

My friends hug all the time and we always say I love you. I feel like they make up for what I never had from family. 

Generally, no. I like most people to stay on the outside of my bubble. But I will hug and kiss DH and DD, and I will hug my closest friends and the handful of my family members that I like. With the exception of DH’s aunt and uncle, I will not hug any of my remaining in-laws.

I will readily cuddle any dog that will accept it.

Hug. As a friend says hug them tight, the knife goes in easier.