How do you know if you’re going in for the hug compared to a handshake compared to a nod or wave?

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1. I just ask “Would you like a hug?” if it’s a person I’d like to hug. Or I read their vibe and decide not to hug them if they don’t seem up for that.

2. Just body language and vibe in general. Obviously depends on how *I* feel about them too; If it’s clear they wanna hug but I don’t, wave it is.

3. I ask if I want to hug people because a lot of people don’t want hugs and that’s not something I pick up on well all the time. I only prefer to handshake with coworkers or at professional functions, and with strangers or people I don’t know well (or don’t like) I just wave awkwardly.