Miss Manners: Respectfully, don’t hug someone who doesn’t want one Published: May. 10, 2025, 9:00 a.m. What is a polite way to refuse a hug with friends or strangers?

Some men, especially, seem to want to hug me because of my large chest, and it seems more like sexual assault than a friendly gesture. And there are certain women (whom I do not consider friends ...

GENTLE READER: Yes.. By all means, take that final sip. But Miss Manners will have to insist that you find a way to do so without the ice coming back up naked.