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Posted Monday, July 22, 2024
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What are your thoughts/feelings about head pats?
edit to clear up some possible misunderstanding happening: I had in my head more like...a sort of semi-stationary petting I guess, constant contact with gentle movements if any, rather than actual hand-up-and-down pat-pat-pat. If that helps. original post: Bit of an odd one, I guess. Wasn't sure where to post it either. My general interpretation of the act of patting someone on the head has always been something like "a way to show some minor affection/appreciation/comfort (context dependent) where more physical contact like a hug would be inappropriate or unwanted". This borne, of course, by both lots of anime and relatively poor socialization during my teens and early twenties. I hadn't thought much about it until today, when a passing comment to someone about wanting to pat their head left them confused (and hopefully a little amused); "do I look like a kid"? And it occured to me that...yea, I guess generally speaking (here in the US at least) you only really do it to kids. And rarely at that. What are your thoughts? Headpats for everyone, just kids, or strictly animals? Do you like giving or receiving them, or would if they were offered? Poll attached for funsies. (edited)
Head pats for all! (where appropriate of course)
Head pats for other adults, but not for me
No, only non-annoying kids and dogs
No, head pats are for things with 4 legs what are you even thinking
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