Where Do You Stand: Being Affectionate With Your Girlfriends

May 28, 2008

There's really nothing better than having a best friend — it's that unbreakable bond that makes for such a special relationship. But if you're a cuddly type, is being affectionate with your gal pal crossing the line of friendship?

Lindsay Lohan and her BFF Samantha Ronson might take it to an extreme, but last weekend Michelle Williams was photographed holding hands with her co-stars at the premiere of Adoration in Cannes in an endearing, supportive sort of way — something that I found very sweet. Now I know some people feel uncomfortable with PDA, but where do you stand on being touchy-feely (in a friendly manor) with your girlfriends?

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dikke kus 4 years 2 weeks

Everyone wants to read something more into a perfectly innocent situation.I don't know why people have to try to make a hype over this stuff. It's not sexually improper or immoral to hold hands last time I checked . It's just affectionate behavior not any sort of dirty indiscretion. If we all payed more attention to ourselves and worried less about what other people are doing we'd be better off. I've held hands with girlfriends before. It's a sign of love, support and closeness. If two friends have more than that going on so what. If someone thinks that a friend crossed the line by hand holding or a hug maybe they should see a psychologist. Sometimes I've seen girls get kissy kissy huggy huggy to eachother in bars as a means of pandering to men's sexual fantasies and I think that's sort of pathetic.

dikke kus 4 years 2 weeks

californiagirlx7 4 years 51 weeks

My friends and I aren't really that affectionate. We hug when we greet each other and say goodbye to one another, hold hands when we are in a crowd or mosh-pit (lol), or sometimes rest our heads on each other's shoulders when we're sleepy. We definitely don't kiss each other.

j00j 4 years 51 weeks

my friends and i hold hands and cuddle all the time. it brings us closer!

popculture whore 4 years 51 weeks

i'm not really that affectionate with most of my friends (or maybe because they're not really like that) but my best friend and i are really close. we link arms all the time, hug, hold hands for certain circumstances (like making our way through a crowd), and even throw our arms around each other's shoulder or waist at times. but we have never kissed, nor will we ever, because we're just friendslindsay and samantha are together, i'm sure of it

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emalove 4 years 51 weeks

None of my friends or I are really "touchy-feely" type people. We hug when we haven't seen each other in awhile (or when we've had a few cocktails), but we generally aren't overly affectionate with each other.

nikodarling 4 years 51 weeks

It depends on the friend and the level of comfort. Some of my friend I'll kiss on the cheek, or hug, or hold hands others are a little bit more formal. And um yeah Lindsay Lohan is dating Samantha - there is a big difference between girl friends and girlfriends.

italianblonde 4 years 51 weeks

Every time I see my best friends we link arms and hug constantly because we barely see each other anymore and are excited. But with any other friends, we only hold hands when we're drunk or trying to stay together in a crowd.

grys 4 years 51 weeks

yeah I'm a pretty affectionate person with my group of friends and all them are the same as well so it's just natural for us to hold hands, hug, kiss hello- goodbye, cuddle while watching movies, it's no big deal

looseseal 4 years 51 weeks

I like my personal space. But I'm okay with hugs from a select few close friends and family members. One time I worked for an art show and this European lady who was one of the heads of this thing kissed me on both cheeks. Not air kisses - actual contact. I was surprised but I didn't make a fuss. It was kind of nice, but I wouldn't want people to make a habit of doing that with me.

Jules1976 4 years 51 weeks

It depends on the friend, of coure, but my two closest girl friends and I are very touchy-feely. I've never "made out" with one of them, but we snuggle up when we're watching tv, always hug, do cheek and quick kisses, etc. We don't think anything about changing clothes in front of each other, either--we've known each other so long we're like sisters. There isn't anything we don't know about each other already, so why fake sudden shyness?

Joelgasm 4 years 51 weeks

some people think me and my best friend are lesbians. We are very affectionate, we hold hands, hug, kiss(not on the mouth), and sometimes I give her piggy back rides. But I'm like, really, really close with her. My other friends I only hug and hold hands, and then it's like, for support or something.

miss jaxx 4 years 51 weeks

I am NOT touchy with my girls. I dont want to cuddle with my best friend. Im not into that.

designerel 4 years 51 weeks

Same with the other posters. Linking arms and hugging. Holding hands if we're walking around a crowded place or something. Not so much the kissing unless we are drunk haha.

Martini Rossi 4 years 51 weeks

we sometimes walk arm in arm (especially if its cold) or I hug them (if they let me)....actually one time my friend and I were walking arm in around past a religous crazy dude and he started screaming at us about Jesus... it was really weird! lol it wasnt untill after we past him we realized why he was shouting at us because he thought we were lesbians.Liho and Sam are def together. I believe Liho is going through a phase, poor Sam is going to get hurt in the process.

Martini Rossi 4 years 51 weeks

we sometimes walk arm in arm (especially if its cold) or I hug them (if they let me)....actually one time my friend and I were walking arm in around past a religous crazy dude and he started screaming at us about Jesus... it was really weird! lol it wasnt untill after we past him we realized why he was shouting at us because he thought we were lesbians. Liho and Sam are def together. I believe Liho is going through a phase, poor Sam is going to get hurt in the process.

kythera 4 years 51 weeks

I agree with a lot of gals here, I hug my friends, but it just depends how close the friendship is. I never kiss my friends. Btw, Lindsay and Sam are a different story. It's called a <i>relationship</i>.8)

kythera 4 years 51 weeks

I agree with a lot of gals here, I hug my friends, but it just depends how close the friendship is. I never kiss my friends. Btw, Lindsay and Sam are a different story. It's called a relationship. 8)

cruigao 4 years 51 weeks

haha... i'm a really affectionate person, and thank goodness, so are most of my really close friends. we link arms all the time, hold hands when clubbing, hugs, arms around waists, etc. i don't know. it doesn't feel awkward for us so i guess it's to each her own.

shannon_xo 4 years 51 weeks

im mildly affectionate i guess.

fashionplate525 4 years 51 weeks

I consider myself a pretty affectionate person, but I do not nuzzle and canoodle with my friends! We hug, occasional cheek kiss, maybe even link arms but nothing more than that!

Silverlining10 4 years 51 weeks

I haven't had close friends in years, so I probably have been "affectionate" with female friends since high school. However, holding hands, linking arms, kisses on cheeks, hugs are okay with me. Of course, most of my friends have been pretty reserved, so kisses on cheeks only happened with a certain circle of friends. Making out with female friends...Hmmm...I'm going to say, NO. Just in the same sense that I wouldn't want to make out with male friends just for the hell of it.

Silverlining10 4 years 51 weeks

I haven't had close friends in years, so I probably have been "affectionate" with female friends since high school. However, holding hands, linking arms, kisses on cheeks, hugs are okay with me. Of course, most of my friends have been pretty reserved, so kisses on cheeks only happened with a certain circle of friends.Making out with female friends...Hmmm...I'm going to say, NO. Just in the same sense that I wouldn't want to make out with male friends just for the hell of it.

MisterPinkNoTip 4 years 51 weeks

I'm gonna have to say that I'm pretty sure everyone has figured out that Lindsay and Samantha aren't just friends...

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