Hugs can take a lot of forms - there are friend hugs, family hugs, and romantic hugs.
Hug represent as respect and manners in the western country. Hugging is another ways to express your feeling of love for your loved one.

Now, think.......when is your last time hugging your family members , friends, lover? (erm...should I write lovers)

Something about hug written on the web...
**** # Family Hug: Approach kindly, but not too emotionally.
**** # Friend Hug (girls): Approach caringly, sometimes humorously, and smile.
**** # Friend Hug (guys): Approach quickly, usually not looking them in the eye.
**** # # Crush Hug: Approach carefully, but do not seem shy. Smile slightly and perhaps say a caring word or two.
*** # Lover Hug: It doesn't matter who starts this; either can make it just as romantic. When approaching, put your hands on their shoulders and look them in the eyes. Say you love them, how much you care for them, and how much you are loving every second with them. Then fall into each other and hug with all your heart.

I wonder is it all the members here never even hug their beloved family members before, or too shy to reply on this topic......actually, the more you hug, represent that you are more caring .....

lol seriously yea i 2nd what death said
Cant comment much on hug though...

hugging is to express ur feeling in another way ...not orally la.. but well...it is still very hard to hug a girl..
ur chest touches her breast...wat about the bottom??? i oways wonder...u will bend ur body abit right b4 hugging? What about those hug which the girl 's leg lock on u? thats what type of hug?

u dare tell me u never ever think of it...!!! dun bluff.. k? haha..

Ok la you just accept it that i lacked of experience. Xp i want to know more ma...haha

Hmm okay first time hugging yea it feels
But later on...it just feels....

personally I think hugging really depends on who you hug with... I hug with loads of people most of the time... like what rage said, it feels real neutral... LoL...
For me, hugging a friend, regardless of gender, is just a way of expressing how much you miss him/her (if you haven't seen him/her for quite some times)... those kind of hug last less than a few secs...

whereas, hugging your family members is more of a 'I love you' kind of hug.... (which is proven why I don't hug my brothers XD)

Hugging your loved one, on the other hand, is actually real intimate... because it feels totally different... and I am not meaning physically... but more to emotionally... and it last a lot longer than the usual hugs... and so, it is better known as cuddling... it is basically hard to explain how it feels unless you self-experience it... but you definitely won't be thinking much on how your body comes in contact with each another at that very moment, trust me...