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Alicorn comments on Call for Anonymous Narratives by LW Women and Question Proposals (AMA) - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Alicorn 12 September 2012 07:01:10PM *  3 points [-]

A lot of people like being petted. Enough people and enough liking that I'm confused that it doesn't seem to be a normal thing, like hugs.

Edit: Maybe because it's kind of hard to pet someone who is petting you? Hugs are typically reciprocal.

Comment author: chaosmosis 12 September 2012 07:13:14PM 2 points [-]

Sure. I've just only seen or heard of it done with intimate couples. I've never seen it done with strangers. It seems like a couple steps above hugs on a scale of casual intimacy, to me, if I can just invent a scale out of thin air and proceed to give no reference points to guide how you'd evaluate that sort of thing.