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Old Sep 18, 2014, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by feralkittymom View Post
You seem determined to put a negative spin on this. She gave you the hug when she did because it was in the interests of your emotional health, whereas earlier it was not. If you only view actions within a framework of reward/punishment, it's very black/white thinking.

I don't view actions as only a reward or a punishment. I originally said that I thought she hugged me because she wanted to which isn't a reward or a punishment.

I'm not arguing that maybe that was the case. That a hug then was more beneficial. I'm asking why? In what way?