To the lengthy, sorrowful list of losses from the pandemic, add these: hugs unexchanged, visits unmade, hands unheld. Just when many feel they need it the most, the comfort of physical closeness is ...

At church or other public functions, my ex-boyfriend comes up and greets my friends with kisses and hugs, when I am standing right there. He gives me a nod. This causes me no end of grief. My question ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico, March 13 (Reuters) - Mexicans are finding it difficult to shake the habit of greeting friends, family and even strangers with a handshake, hug or kiss on the cheek despite warnings ...

Singers Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith shared a sweet moment over the weekend at Coachella. Bieber and Smith have maintained a friendship since the two collaborated on Bieber’s song “Never Say Never” ...

The holiday season is in full swing. Many are lighting the sixth Hannukah candle tonight; Christmas and Kwanzaa are a few days away. For many 2022 marks a return to in-person celebrations, and for ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. I don’t often write about cultural nonverbals, after all there are so many cultures ...

Developmental pediatricians are telling parents to reconsider the age-old practice of forcing children to hug or kiss members of the extended family when gathering at the holidays. They say doing so ...