Hugging for nearly 10 minutes and............

What to read from this? Well, what is the motivation from each of you for doing this? Standing hugging someone you barely know for 10 minutes is...unusual.

I can only think it is comfort , nice feeling for us both. Collecting energy, increasing Oxytocin levels ?. I just wonder what it looks like to others ?.

It looks sexual and it's incredibly suggestive behaviour. I think you already know that.

Why exactly do you say that. Just asking not knocking what you say.

Repeated long cuddling sessions
Pressing hips etc
Kissing, even on the head
Your describing a level of intimacy beyond what most would call friendly or even comforting.

Thanks for your reply. I know we are "flirting" on the edges perhaps but I seriously am trying to comfort and show affection, not to go into sexual "mode" as I don't want to take advantage etc. I just feel good after the hug and I think she does too, just joint comfort from emotional problems and anxieties.

Like unless she's as naive as you seem to be, she'll know exactly what a woman pressing her hips into a guys is, it's not comfort.

My kissing her on top of head and sometime on forehead is because I feel that level of affection, but not sexual in my
mind. The hug usually start off and then during them sometimes I feel her pull closer to me at lower level, so presume maybe she is trying to gtet closer without any sexual intent. Anyway thanks for the input ,I just dont want it to get sexual but on the other hand I feel so close. I just cannot let it get sexual.

Mate... presing your hips into some one else's IS a show of sexual intent. If that's not your intention you should back off the kissy grindy stuff.
Do you think a parent would press their hips into their kids when comforting them?

Thanks for your reply. I know we are "flirting" on the edges perhaps but I seriously am trying to comfort and show affection, not to go into sexual "mode" as I don't want to take advantage etc. I just feel good after the hug and I think she does too, just joint comfort from emotional problems and anxieties.

A young lady and myself dont know ourselves very well, only met few months ago but we have started hugging each other (initiated by both) face on and standing up. She is shorter than me and top of her head just comes up to top of my chest . I wrap my arms around her and she wraps her arms around my waist to my lower back. Then we are face on and very close and she turns her head sideways and rests it firmly on my chest with top of her head below my chin. Sometimes she pulls her lower half more tightly towards my lower half. I have my head/face on the top of her head and occassionally kiss her on the top of head/hair (and also on forehead later when "breaking the hug". We stand like this for between 5 to 10 minutes. We do this several times week and I find very comforting and I think she must too.
I am trying to avoid things getting sexual (for her sake rather than myself and I have good willpower) and wonder what to read from this hugging?

I too, like to collect energy by pressing my hips into people.