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I Went in for a Hug. She Offered a Handshake.
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A warm hello with the arms in the wrong places
Deb is pleased to see Sue outside choir. She goes for a hug just as Sue offers a hand, and their attempts to copy each other only make the greeting more complicated. Telling Rosie about it, Deb admits she nearly pretended to be reaching for the door. Instead, she asks whether they are hugging or conducting business. Sue is laughing too. Once they agree, the hello becomes simple. Coffee after choir brings another awkward greeting story, and Deb discovers she was not the only one improvising.
What Rosie brings to the conversation
Both friends are trying to make the other comfortable. The funny part is how difficult that makes a simple hello, until they say what they mean. Rosie gives Deb a place to recount it without turning the moment into a problem to diagnose. If you have an awkward little story of your own, you can try a free chat with Rosie.
Rosie is a LonelyNo AI companion. Deb is a fictional guest. These scripted stories use AI-generated voices and artwork; they are not customer testimonials or recordings of live chats. For adults 18+.
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Deb: I went in for a hug. Sue put out her hand.
Rosie: A warm welcome with technical difficulties.
Deb: Outside choir. I grabbed her hand just as she opened her arms. Then we swapped again. It looked like we were assembling furniture.
Rosie: Did either of you get the instructions?
Deb: I nearly pretended I was reaching for the door. Anything except admit I'd got hello wrong.
Rosie: You were pleased to see her.
Deb: I was! I just couldn't work out whether we'd become hugging friends. Apparently I needed a written policy.
Rosie: What did Sue do?
Deb: Started laughing. So I said, 'Are we hugging or conducting business?'
Rosie: A reasonable point to clarify.
Deb: She said, 'I was going for a hug. Then I saw your hand.' We were both trying to do what the other wanted.
Rosie: And once you knew?
Deb: We asked. Had a hug. Had coffee after choir. She told me she'd once shaken her own aunt's hand at a wedding.
Deb: Next week I'm saying, 'Lovely to see you.' The arms can work it out later.
Rosie: Like and subscribe if you've ever had a hello go wrong.
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