It's in His Hug - the Hidden Messages in His Embrace Revealed

The Shoop Shoop Song says, "If you want to know if he loves you so it's in his kiss." Patti Wood says, "The way your partner holds you reveal how they really feels." There are hidden messages in the embraces you receive from your significant other. Here are a few tips to help you decipher the hidden message in his embrace.

The sneak attack, when your partner come up from behind you and places their arms around your chest, blanketing your body with theirs, is one of the most revealing of all hugs. It says I am in love with you and want to protect you. This is his display of strength and dominance in an intimate setting. If this is the only way you partner always hugs you it may be an indication he desires a closer connections with you but you may not be transmitting mutual signals. For that reason, he is avoiding face to face hugging.

Gently rubbing and stroking your back while embracing you offers multiple indications. This affectionate touch indicates your partner's emotional desire to nurture and protect you. It is also a prelude to intimate contact. The back is a very vulnerable part of the body and is subject to a number of emotional responses. Your partner may be feeling sad and desire this comfort from you so he initiates the action in hope you will return the gesture. Some insight into your partner's emotional state is necessary to interpret the back rub embrace.

If done with frequency, regardless to if you are alone or in public, the pat on the back hug is generally an indication that your mate is not in to you or your relationship may be heading for problems. Some guys are not into public displays of affection and may initiate this type of hug in public. There are times when your partner is preoccupied and will quickly give you a pat embrace so they can return their focus to whatever it was you interrupted them from. So every pat on the back type hug is not an indication your relation is on the fritz. However, if it is the only type of hug you ever receive from your partner, it may be time to talk about your relationship. The pat on the back hug is a guy to guy greeting if they just have to touch beyond a hand shake.

The I want to get physical hug is the waist wrap embrace. If your partner places their arms around your lower waist and pulls you tightly up against them, a sort of pelvis to pelvis embrace, they are relating intimate contact is on their mind. The lower they allow their hands to travel down your body, the more intense they are. If he touches his head to yours that could be translated to mean this is not just a fling and he may be interested in merging thought also.

In her book Success Signals, Patti Wood discusses more detail behind the hidden messages found in interrelationship touching. You can say so much with a touch. It is excellent reading and can greatly enhance your relationship.

Resource: Success Signals by Patti Wood

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