the man-hug a bold and blatant show of
affection between two dudes but if
you're not used to hugging other men it
could feel awkward and so today I
thought it would behoove us to go over a
little man hug guideline so we can have
you and your boys hug in like Bros first
up determining who you should hug man
hug
should be reserved for family and good
friends and does not replace the
handshake as your go-to greeting and if
you missed the video where we teach you
how to shake hands like a man there's a
link down in the description so now
comes the tricky part have you ever been
in a situation where you're going to
greet someone and you're not sure if a
hug would be well-received huh I've been
there I'm sure you've been there as well
you oh yeah you need to have an
alternative plan of attack here's what
I'd recommend hey what's happening how
are you alright now here's the tricky
part
you're ready to go in for the hug
because this guy is a good friend and
you feel comfortable but you're not sure
if this person is going to receive the
hug as well as you intended so you need
to have an alternative plan of attack
what I would recommend is you go in with
the handshake and elevate the arm all
right now if he goes in like this you
hit the hug but if he doesn't then it's
just now put your arm that you don't it
could never caress you go in for the
handshake this arm your left arm is
coming up he's not reciprocating he is
definitely not looking for a hug and so
this hand instead of embracing because
that could be awkward just a nice pat on
the shoulder shaking hands hey hey
goodness see ya hey all right now we've
got engagement you're both going in for
the hug so do it
boom boom close this thing to a chest
bump you're going to get okay that's
enough this is your most masculine
option but for those of you who aren't
afraid to show a little masculine
affection go double hug a double hug
says I love you bro and I'm secure my
sexuality but you need to know how to
execute properly but
is what could be a expression of
brotherly love could turn into an
awkward embrace all right when you go in
for a double man hug all right you need
to make sure that both people understand
that one of your arms is going high the
other arm is going low if not you look
like you're dead
awkward when you go in you need to make
sure you maintain a proper distance you
go in stop approximately a foot from the
individual that you're going to be
hugging too close and the boys will be
bumping now that you've made contact
you've got two options the first one the
triple pat fist more masculine or open
hand or the bump and release officially
the man hug should last for no more than
two seconds anything longer could be
confused with cuddling now the trickiest
part of the man hug is the release you
don't want to linger you're in you're
out you don't want to caress the
shoulder or their waist upon retreat
you're in and you're out you're a man
I'm a man and I'm a man now we know how
to hug like men