https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:51:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333242 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:16:32 +0000 babycanuck 1333242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom is very affectionate, my dad is affectionate in his own way (hugs when we go to hug him), still loves to cuddle with his girls. Hubs' family is not affectionate by any means and neither is he. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333238 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:16:10 +0000 MrsH 1333238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! DHs are not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333233 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:15:37 +0000 lawbee11 1333233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say average. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333230 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:15:18 +0000 cmomma17 1333230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all! No hugging unless I initiate (and it's super awkward), no kissing ever, and I can count on one hand the number of times I heard my parents say "I love you"</p> <p>DH's parents are super huggy touchy feely lovey and I eat it up!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333224 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:14:31 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1333224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say we were average. Lots of hugs, kisses not so much. We would hold hands sometimes. </p> <p>I'm affectionate with my husband, but not so much with other adults. I love niece/nephew snuggles so I think I will be very affectionate with our kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333212 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:13:14 +0000 chopsuey 1333212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Not super affectionate though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333209 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:12:59 +0000 MrsF 1333209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely did. DH, not so much (he grew up with 4 brothers). My SILs and I are slowly changing that :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333204 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:12:30 +0000 Beyond2 1333204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No not at all. We very very rarely hug or say I love you in my family. DH family is really huggy and it makes me very uncomfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333193 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:10:50 +0000 Aimed 1333193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all, that said, I never doubted their love for me for a second. I am more outwardly affectionate with my LO and husband though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333191 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:10:06 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1333191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! My family is pretty affectionate...DH's isn't so much &amp; while I'm impressed with how affectionate DH is considering sometimes it causes problems because he doesn't respond to my affections in my "ideal" way. He's great with DD &amp; I behind closed doors, it's niceties in public that he really struggles with </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-grow-up-in-a-outwardly-affectionate-household#post-1333169 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:07:14 +0000 mrsjyw 1333169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were both very affectionate, hugs, kisses, pats on the butt! My dad grew up without his parents for most of his life, so he's very very affectionate, even with DH! :) (antinorm of korean dads)</p> <p>DH's mom is very affectionate, FIL is moreso now that I've and DS have been around! </p>